Abstract
The present study was designed to examine predicament of the women empowerment. Predicament means those barriers which women are facing in Pakistani society i.e., child preference, honor killing, low status, restriction to get higher education, and doing outside job. Women are fighting the tough battle of their lives for providing the prosperous and comfortable life to their families. Different problems such as attitudes of the society, prejudices and non-recognition which the working women encounter with regard to their status and role in the economic life adversely affect the utilization of their talents and work capabilities. Pakistani women are fully aware of the situational demand for work and they are motivated to work for the improvement of herself, her family and ultimately her country. Participation by women in the labor force has been increasing steadily. The undertaken research was carried out in two district of the Punjab Pakistan i.e. Faisalabad and district Chiniot. One hundred and fifty respondents were taken as a sample from the target population. Multistage sampling technique was used to draw the sample from the both district i.e. Faisalabad and Chiniot. The uni-veriate analysis indicated that majority of women were associate with disguise labor, their paid job involvement was negligible, lack of resources, less educated as compared to male and group participation was not encouraging. It was further concluded that they had less decision making ability, less control over resources, less mobility and lower level of participation in family discussions. The analysis based on key informant interviews reveals that safe and secure future of women ensures their social and economic autonym.