Working Women (TV series)

Working Women is a Pakistani television series directed by Yasra Rizvi and written by Bee Gul. It is co-produced by Kashif Nisar and first aired on Green Entertainment on 20 September 2023. The series revolves around six working women who try to balance their professional and personal lives in a male dominated society.

Cast

 * Maria Wasti as Nusrat aka Noshi or Lucy
 * Anoushay Abbasi as Sadia
 * Srha Asghar as Amber
 * Jinaan Hussain as Rosie
 * Faiza Gillani as Hashmat
 * Ilsa Hareem as Ayesha
 * Adnan Jaffar as Zulfi
 * Laila Wasti as Natasha Jahangir Elahi
 * Fahima Awan as Erum
 * Amna Malik as Huma
 * Shariq Mehmood
 * Farhad Ali as Saim Hamdani
 * Mehroz Gull as TT

Production
After working in Kashif Nisar's Dil Na Umeed To Nahi, Nisar suggested Rizvi to work for upcoming network Green Entertainment. Rizvi was approached to direct the series Working Women which was written by Bee Gul. Before Rizvi, Nisar was approached to direct the series, however he couldn't direct it due to its bold narrative. Rizvi announced the project in April 2021 on her Instagram handle.

The principal photography took place from April to September 2021.

The series premiered on 20 September 2023 on Green Entertainment.

Critical reception
Feminism in India remarked that Working Women "establishes a new benchmark for poignant and significant storytelling". . While mentioning it along with some other television productions, The News International opined that the success of these series is "ample proof that the modern-day viewers’ tastes have matured." Another commentator found that "Each woman represents a facet of the challenges faced by women in their pursuit of personal and professional fulfilment."