Date: 21-May-2010

 

Seminar on "Are Working Women Socially Protected in Pakistan"

 

Dr Farzana Bari Terms Gender Situation Complex

 

All divine revelations safeguard women rights. It is Mulla from all faiths who misinterpreted the divine message. The Holy Quran is exclusive in defending women in their rights. No religion supports patriarchy. Women rights are safeguarded in the Constitution of Pakistan. There are sufficient movements working for protection of the women rights all over the world. There is still room for reforming male’s attitude towards females. Drastic steps are needed to ensure dignity of working women in their working environment. These views were exchanged by a renowned women rights activists and Director Women Studies at Quaid –e – Azam University Islamabad while addressing a discussion forum entitled “Are Working Women Socially Protected in Pakistan” organized by the Economic Department.

 

Dr. Farzana appreciated students’ inquisitive attitude regarding socio-economic and human rights affairs. She advised them to avail the opportunity provided by the University of Gujrat to transform their personality more viable and learned. She appreciated the administration for such measure of socio-academic upbringing of the students. While addressing the forum Chairman Mass Communication and Media Centre(MCMC) Prof Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah remarked that it is very unfortunate that human society since its known history could never be developed into an egalitarian society. With the passage of time, Prof Shah remarked that various human factors got involved in transforming exploitation free society. Executive Director Bedari Sialkot Arshad Mehmood Mirza was very critical of behavior of a common man towards working women. He produced enormous precedents of misconduct against women especially working in fields and cottage industry. He termed women in general "unsung heroes" of different societies. He was the critical of the different organizational roles working for human rights and especially for women affairs. He stressed need to foster the campaign of awareness among masses to respect women in all spheres of life. Director External Linkages at UOG Shahid Minhas and lecturer at MCMC Rukhsana Riaz also provided presentations showing plight of the working women in Pakistan.  Principal Nawaz Sharif Medical College Prof Dr Nasir Aziz Kamboh was also a speaker on the occasion. He unequivocally opined that not only in Pakistan but all over the world the answer to all sort of human problems lies in comprehending and following the teaching of the Holy Quran. He was of the view that Muslims all over the world are responsible for not studying and promoting the true and human loving message of the Quran. In the end Head of Economic Department Prof Dr Atif Ali Jaffri thanked the learned guests and appreciated the student’s interactivity. The Student extensively questioned the speakers on diverse subjects of human rights issues in the question answer session.