Women' s role must be appreciated: Advocate Rizwana.

SUKKUR -- Prominent lawyer, women`s rights activist, Advocate Rizwana Memon while hailing the women' s role across the country has said women in Pakistan could be seen in every sphere and excelling with great energy.

Talking to reporter here on Tuesday, she said millions of women were still living a very hard life without knowing about or exercising their rights adding that a number of women from different spheres of society to learn about the efforts women were making in their daily lives to survive in society.

To a question, she said as a female lawyer the struggle began from the very first day when we enter law school.

Even when we were making a point in class that itself is an issue because usually people did not want to listen to or respect a woman's point of view, she added.

Ms Memon further said after making dedicated efforts to attain a law degree, when she wanted to start practicing as a lawyer, they were usually told to avoid litigation and going to court, In short to not be a trial lawyer.

She said that they were given the impression that they would be a liability in law firms if they were taken to court for cases so they should stay in offices and do the back end work.

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