Well Lahories! Make way for women rickshaw drivers who will soon be seen side by side with male rickshaw drivers governing the streets of Lahore. Yes folks! The Pink Rickshaw service has been launched in Lahore to empower the women from the lower sectors of the society in earning their own bread and butter for their families. Now women from the lower income class have another option to explore and earn their living, besides sweeping floors and washing clothes. The project has been launched to break the image of inequality in the society and empowering women to become independent rickshaw drivers as well.
This service will also be a blessing for the women passengers, who can now travel in comfort without the fear if being harassed on the streets of Lahore. Now commuting will become easier for them too. The women rickshaw drivers will have an opportunity to earn equally as their men through a profession that has been owned by men since long and hence weaken the male dominance in the society.[junkie-alert style=”white”] The women rickshaw drivers will have an opportunity to earn equally as their men through a profession that has been owned by men since long and hence weaken the male dominance in the society. [/junkie-alert]
The project stated that there is only one female taxi driver in Pakistan. This project will encourage women to come forward and will widen the options of professions in the society to earn their living rather being on the mercy of their men.