Pakistani women still struggling in male-dominated workforce
According to Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics, the proportion of women at work in the country has increased from 16.3% to 24.4% in a decade.
But activists say that despite this, many women still find it difficult to be accepted in the male-dominated workforce.
Qualified driver Aliya Bibi spoke to the BBC about her struggle to find employment in Rawalpindi.
Video produced by BBC Urdu's Amber Shamsi