Pakistan’s last-place ranking in the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Gender Gap Index is not just a statistical failure, it is a moral one. With women making up half the population, the systemic disregard for their safety, representation, and rights continues to deepen. This blog critically unpacks the underlying causes of Pakistan’s worsening gender gap from institutional apathy and under-enforced laws to a culture of impunity that protects aggressors and silences survivors. The thought-piece also calls for meaningful reform: robust implementation of existing laws, better-trained law enforcement, and a cultural shift that centers women’s safety and dignity.