A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WESTERN FEMINISM AND PAKISTANI FEMINISM

Abstract

This research makes a comparative study of Pakistani and Western feminism. This analysis indicates that Western feminism has a distinct viewpoint on the emancipation of women from all the atrocities against them. This clarity of thought makes the main difference in the thinking patterns of the two regions. The legal, political, and reproductive rights of women in Third World countries are less examined as compared to the West. As a cosmopolitan society, Pakistan has diverse subcultures, and Western feminist theories are sometimes embraced, implemented, as well as resisted, and rejected by various factions in Pakistan. Rejection happens because Pakistanis prioritize their culture and indigenous values and oppose foreign cultural intervention. This study investigates how the incorporation of Western feminist theories interacts with and, in certain cases, contradicts with deeply embedded cultural and religious norms of Pakistan, producing a dynamic conversation between global feminist ideology and local reality. This analysis suggests that Western feminism has supported the development of women's rights in Pakistan. Even though the gap between individual authenticity and cultural authenticity, and the war on existential choices all contribute to Pakistani society being a complex phenomenon for feminism.