2025年,巴基斯坦信德省妇女成为消防员,现在有50人以上服务,还有数百人接受训练,打破了男性主导的领域存在的性别障碍。
In 2025, women in Pakistan’s Sindh province are becoming firefighters, with 50+ now serving and hundreds more training, breaking gender barriers in a male-dominated field.
2025年,巴基斯坦妇女越来越多地进入以男性为主的消防队伍,信德省第一批女消防员中有23岁的Syeda Masooma Zaidi。
In 2025, women in Pakistan are increasingly breaking into the male-dominated firefighting workforce, with 23-year-old Syeda Masooma Zaidi among the first female firefighters in Sindh province.
培训始于2024年,此前在旁遮普省进行了努力,尽管妇女在消防人员中的比例仍然不到1%,但现在在信德省有50多名消防人员,另有数百人正在接受培训。
Training began in 2024 following earlier efforts in Punjab, and though women still make up less than 1% of firefighters, over 50 now serve in Sindh with hundreds more in training.
Zaidi及其同伴在Shazia Perveen等小贩的启发下,对包括重大轮胎失火在内的高风险事件作出反应,证明他们有能力开展危险的救援行动。
Zaidi and her peers, inspired by trailblazers like Shazia Perveen, have responded to high-risk incidents including a major tire fire, proving their capability in dangerous rescue operations.
尽管人们一直持怀疑态度,但他们的表现赢得了尊重,特别是在拯救妇女和儿童方面,并反映出社会态度的静悄悄但日益转变。
Despite lingering skepticism, their performance has earned respect, particularly in saving women and children, and reflects a quiet but growing shift in societal attitudes.