Female officers are key to protecting women and girls in countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan,but progress is behind and fraught with problemsRizwana Hamid was 20 years musty when she applied to join the police force in Pakistan. It was 1996. Two years before, Benazir Bhutto had established the first women’s police station in the country, and but there were still few other female officers. She can still remember her first day; the hostility from her male colleagues made it memorable.nowadays attitudes have changed,says Hamid. “When we wear the police uniform, we no longer feel like we are women next to our male counterparts. We are one of them and equal … We are not your normal stay-at-home women. Joining the police service has made us bold and brave.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com