Women constitute the backbone of Pashtun society and social organization. Home management is entirely her responsibility. Agriculture, stock raising, crafts and defense of the country are the duty of men. But when needed, women also take part in these tasks. They work beside men in farming. On the other hand, the maintenance of agriculture production and livestock raising is also a woman’s responsibility. She has a significant role in the production of handicrafts and again it has been women who, sword in hand, have stood in the battlefield with men to defend the motherland.
Like the Pashtun man, who did not have time and the opportunity to promote his knowledge, literature and art, the Pashtun woman has been engaged in life’s commitments and she did not find time to promote her literary prowess. Despite this, if we look into the unwritten literature of Pashto we find a significant contribution of women to Pashto literature and from time to time we come across woman who have made an outstanding contribution to the language.
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