Outline:status of women in Pakistan
 

[B][FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"]STATUS AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN PAKISTAN[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[SIZE="3"][FONT="Arial"][I]No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you……….Quaid’s quotation.

INTORDUCTION:
Status accorded to women in different times and civilizations with examples.
Historical Perspective with Islam and women.
Quranic verses and Ahadith in support.
Rights that Islam gives to women:
1: Human Rights.
2:Civil Rights
3:Right to go outside Home
4:Right to get education
5:equal rights for men and women.
6:Right to seek employment.

STATUS OF WOMEN IN PAKISTAN

1:Constitutional status; article 25(1),25(2),27,35.
2:Cultural and social status; endurance, evil customs, not free in decision making, female birth(unwanted).
3:Political and Religious status.
4: Democratic and Legal status.

PROBLEMS OF WOMEN IN PAKISTAN SOCIETY; OR HOW ARE WOMEN RIGHTS VIOLATED:

1: Discriminatory laws
2: Domestic violence
3:Honour killing
4:Sexual harassment
5:male chauvinistic
6:Illiteracy
7:Lack of information
8:Social Behavior( Staring. Gender discrimination)
10:Heious customs (swara, wani, watta satta, karo kari etc)
11:Property rights
12: Deplorable health level

POSITIVE SIDE OF WOMEN RIGHTS IN PAKISTAN OR ROLE OF WOMEN

1:Socital role
2:Cultural role
3:educational role
4:Economic role
5:political role
6:Organizational role

EFFORTS FOR ENSURING WOMEN RIGHTS

1; Women Protection bill
2:Various commissions on women rights(NCSW,CEDAW,WAF,WAR, AWRAT FOUNDATION some other NGOs), Ministry of women development,.

SUGGESTIONS FOR PROTECTION OF WOMEN RIGHTS

1.legal measures
2:Preventive measures
3:Role of Media
4:Islamic injunctions.

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