Pakistan, March 19 -- Earlier civilisations such as Babylonian, Egyptian, European, Arab and Indian depict a heartwrenching status of women. They were treated worse than slaves, buried or burnt alive and considered as a cause of the evil. No one talked about their rights even when slavery was abolished. Magna Carta followed by French and Russian revolutionsmade women active players in male dominated societies. Now in the 21st century, their role is acknowledged in building nations. They are found in political and administrative arena in the form of Angela Merkel as German Chancellor, Hasina Wajid as Bangladeshi premier, Colinda Graber as Croatian President and Christine Lagarde as the IMF's managing director. Their participation has been ri...