In this photograph taken on August 17, 2024, women employees arrive to work at a leather factory in Karachi. Pakistan was the first Muslim nation to be led by a woman prime minister in the 1980s, women CEOs grace power lists in Forbes magazine, and they now make up the ranks of police and military. However, much of Pakistan society operates under a traditional code which requires women to have permission from their family to work outside of the home. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) / TO GO WITH 'Pakistan-Economy-Women' FOCUS (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images)