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Thursday, 14 January 2021

Women empowerment

    The term Women empowerment refers to a process of social reforms for providing women the right to freely take part in decisions that may affect their lives. The importance of these reforms is highlighted throughout our history but these reformations were limited to worldly debate, secret societies, or activists who tried to raise voice against the repression of women's rights. These institutions achieved some great milestones in propagated and acquiring some rights for women, especially in the last century such as women's right to vote, represent, and preside. However, these struggles haven’t achieved an ideal stature for women's rights, but the progress seems promising. In the present times, it is a common understanding among people all over the world regardless of their nation, sect, or religion that women's rights shall be reserved, while gender equality shall be propagated. However, each region or religion has limitations to freedom that can be given to their community or believers of a certain religion and these limitations are for both men and women. Likewise, the culture and religion of Pakistan are quite contrary to that of the west and so are its limitations. These limitations are guidelines to differentiate the social reforms that are essential for the development of a country from those which pose danger to our national integrity.

    Pakistan has also played a crucial role in empowering its women through massive women's rights campaigns, with help of local activists, and by bringing legal reformations. The revision of the hudood ordinance 1979 in 2006 by the Women’s Protection Bill. According to the Hudood ordinance, a woman alleging rape was required to provide four adult male eyewitnesses. The revision of the ordinance by the women protection bill allowed rape to be prosecutable under civil law.  The Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act (2010) was yet another milestone in empowering women. Unquestionably these legal reform shows Pakistan’s willingness to empower women so they can contribute to the growth of the country. Besides these legal reformations, a fixed quota for women is reserved in every government institute, while seats are reserved for women representatives in provincial assemblies, national assembly, and senate. Furthermore, Pakistan’s state religion Islam also entrusts women with great freedom and sheds light on the importance of women in society as said by Muhammad (SAW); It is the female who imbues principles and faith into the souls of the nation. The Islamic perspective on the status of women can be further determined in the following declaration of Allah almighty in the Quran;

“Indeed, the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you…” (49:13)

At another place in the Quran, God clearly states that all humans are equal:

“To whoever, male or female does good deeds and has faith, We shall give a good life and reward them according to the best of their actions.” (16:97)

    Even though Pakistan's state system and religion promote women's rights and empower them, the situation of women in Pakistan is quite controversial. The women in Pakistan is susceptible to domestic violence, harassment, rape, and other violence. according to a statistical report, 32% of women have been subject to physical violence, whereas only 22% of women contribute to the national economy. These statistics clearly show the failure of the law imposing agencies such as the police to minimize this violence. However, the women's situation in Pakistan can not only be improved by imposing the law. A massive movement of social reforms that educate people on women's rights and women's empowerment is necessary to bring any considerable change in our society. Moreover, the greatest responsibility lies on the shoulder of women themselves. No reform or movement can bring about any change until and unless women themselves take a stand against the wrongs of society. They shall unify and strengthen them in such a way that if the right of single women is violated, every woman of the society shall raise her voice against the violence and shall not stop until justice is provided and violators are punished only then women of our society will be truly empowered.

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