WOMEN BOOKS: 1. “Gender equality and women empowerment in Pakistan” Rashida Patel • Analysis of the situation of women in Pakistan • Continuous and increasing misinterpretation of Islam 2. “Women in Pakistan” Heinz Gunther Klien • Obstacles and opportunities for development of women in Pakistan • Focuses on vocational development and cottage industry 3. “My Feudal Lord” Tehmina Durrani • Story of domestic violence in Pakistan QUOTATIONS: 1) “Never underestimate a man’s ability to
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Women in the workforce Introduction The entry and participation of women in the workforce have for long been restricted by the cultural and religious practices. Compared to men‚ the socio-economic status of women is poor leading to their economic dependency on men. But today‚ the situation has slightly changed; women are beginning to realize their contribution to the workforce. The realization has come with the struggle for recognition as the women are beginning to eye well-paying jobs in the
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Multiculturalism: Is multiculturalism bad for women? Are liberal human rights good enough for women? Usman Rajkotwala 994212044 Trinity College Majority community members wrongly consider discriminatory practices against women to be an integral of religion and culture‚ while pathologising the same acts of violence as deviant behaviour within their culture. This dichotomy illustrates the conflict of promoting multiculturalism and upholding liberal human rights. In Susan Moller Okin’s publication “Is
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Should women be allowed in combat? Women should be able to serve in combat if men can. I will prove that women are equal to men and they have the strength just like men. People say one of the main reasons they don’t want women in combat‚ is Physicality. Physicality is a main component in combat‚ you have to have it to be in it. All around the world women are being judged on it. Some women have the physical strength but some don’t. But it’s the same with men so why can’t we be equal. Equality is something
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clothes so violently that you are afraid they will be ripped right off of your body. By the time you get to school‚ your face is hot with humiliation and your eyes sting with the fear that you will have to go through the whole thing again on the walk home. *** The Insidious Everyday Reality Sexual harassment‚ often known as “eve teasing”‚ is a regular occurrence for the women and girls of Bangladesh. A recent study by the Bangladesh National Women Lawyers’ Association (BNWLA) showed that almost 90 percent
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTION WATCH 301-19TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55455 USA TEL: 612 625 5093 E-MAIL: IWRAW@hhh.umn.edu www.igc.org/iwraw EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S ECONOMIC‚ SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS A Guide to Implementation and Monitoring Under the International Covenant on Economic‚ Social and Cultural Rights INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTION WATCH Copyright 2004 International Women’s Rights Action Watch‚ University of Minnesota Funding for this publication was provided by the
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is: Role of Women in Islam Past and Present In this paper I will argue that the position of women in Islam according to the Qur ’an and Hadiths (tradition) of the Prophet differs vastly from Islam in practice‚ currentely. It is not the Islamic ideologies that determine the position of women in the Islamic societies; it is rather the pre-Islamic patriarchal ideologies existing in a particular society‚ combined with the lack of education and ignorance‚ which construct the Muslim women ’s position
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Position Paper: GLOBAL WOMEN ISSUES Marina Espinosa 11° Susana is her name‚ 55 is her age‚ and she was 21 when she decided to leave her parents’ house and become independent. She had a dream‚ to have a family‚ a master’s degree and an important position at a big company. By the age of 23‚ she had everything she wished for‚ except an important job‚ so she started to apply in various companies in Tijuana‚ some in United States‚ and very few in Mexico City. From the US‚ they all rejected her; she
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Women of India - ’Speak up’ ; Women equality from all walks of life (Women safety from childhood to adults; 70% mistreatment within families - issues which do not come out; women rights suppressed in subtle ways in different walks of life personal to corporate settings) “A woman is human. She is not better‚ wiser‚ stronger‚ more intelligent‚ more creative‚ or more responsible than a man. Likewise‚ she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human.” Vera Nazarian‚ The Perpetual
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Women –The Disenfranchised in Nigeria Tension is building in Nigeria’s largely Christian South over reports that Muslim women are being asked to take off their hijab or deny the right to register for the April presidential elections. The women are asked to remove their headscarf and she refuses to because it is against their religion. The Muslim Rights Concern said that it has received a flood of complaints from Muslim women being denied the right to register over
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