Bilal9
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I really don't think Islam encourages career women in the way you think it does. Using Khadijah (ra) as an example isn't good either because she had her business as a result of her deceased previous husbands and that also was also present before Islam. Whereas the majority of Prophet's (pbuh) wives did not work or seek to emulate Khadijah in that. Rather they stayed at home AFAIK.
This whole pursuit of pushing women into careers is just a materialistic endeavour to increase GDP. And having the highest GDP is really a good sign of success. Some of you really want it but if these dreams of women mass entering the workforce and having careers like men come true then you're going to start having more social problems just like the west.
Appreciate your thoughts but that may be paranoia to a degree.
Our values as Muslims (especially concerning womens' position in society) do not ape those of the West. Turkey and Indonesia are both more liberal Muslim countries than Bangladesh or Pakistan, but the entry of their females in the workforce did not see huge social problems - none that I can see.
"Pushing" women into education and workplace just does not improve GDP, it improves the family, as educated mothers raise better educated children and help reduce over population, which can be a serious issue. A trimmer, balanced - highly-educated workforce is a necessity when a country like Bangladesh needs to graduate beyond LDC status and not be subject to the middle income trap, which afflicts many ASEAN and Middle Eastern countries. Quality, not quantity of workers, should be the goal.