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| Commemoration of 16 Days of Activism at Head Office of Aurat Foundation, Islamabad | |||||||||||||||
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28-11-2023 Islamabad Commemoration of 16 Days of Activism at Head Office of Aurat Foundation 16 Days of Activism was kick started with its launching ceremony at Islamabad Office with the students of QAU on 28th November, 2023. Students (of National Institute of Psychology NIP) were warmly welcomed in the event; they tied wrist bands of orange color. The sitting was started with formal round of introduction and welcome note by Maqsooda Solangi. Young people interest in notorious social issues like Gender based Violence builds great hope, and emphasizes dire need of their involvement towards solution she said. Violence engraves long history but viciousness and intensiveness is increased in the current era. She thanked students of Psychology department approaching and extend AF’s support to new generation at any level.
Shamaila was called to talk on the Aurat Foundation’s Introduction. Building history and foundation of women’s struggle in Pakistan and legislation for women rights in the country was center of the Shamaila’s talk she threw light on the 16 day of activism and Mirabel sisters’ struggle. Three sisters (Mirabel) also known as butterfly sisters struggling against the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo were brutally killed with torture on November 25, 1960. Later on by United Nations 16 days of activism were announced as to end violence against women globally.
This was followed by an ample and comprehensive presentation on history of women struggle spread over a hundred years by Naeem Ahmed Mirza. The presentations enfolding 112 years of women’s’ achievements and representation in political representative roles, women as heads of state, speakers and deputy speakers, ministers, right to vote, right to education, involvement in games, science etc.
The presentation reveals women leading roles in eighteenth centuries were not thinkable. Revolutionary changes emerges with the passage of time and now we can witness a half of world is being ruled by women leaders in all walks of life. This zeal can predict the world to be a better place if women leaders adhere more leading roles in future.
Naeem Mirza also revealed women’s leadership in Pakistan. With the passage of time and evolving world, there is a remarkable increase in awareness and visibility of women’s rights issues in Pakistan.
Now we witness 33% women’s seats reservation in the local government, reservation of 17% seats for women in national/provincial legislatures, women parliamentarians performing better than men.
In legislative business, increased social acceptance of women in leadership roles, establishment of National & Provincial Women’s Commissions, HR Commissions, record gender-based legislation in the last 15 years, ratification of international human rights treaties e.g. CEDAW, CRC, CAT, ICCPSR etc he added.
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