FRCE campaign “Let’s respect our women & promotes girls education”

As we know that Women are the integral part

of a society. They are entitled to equality in

every sphere of life. Phenomenal changes

have taken place across the world in recent

year, but the status and fate of women has not

changed much. In Pakistan, their situation has

become worse. We were recently rated as one

of the worst countries in the world when it

comes to the way we treat women. More than

60 years after independence, 80 per cent of

Pakistani women are still subjected to

domestic violence. One in three has to endure

villainy like rape, honor killing, and immolation and acid attacks. Our country is ranked 82 out

of 93 countries on the Gender Development Index and 152 out of 156 countries on the Gender

Empowerment Measure. We are also among a handful of countries where there is a negative sex

ratio of 100 women to 108 men. Woman has lack of access to resources including finance; land,

inheritance, rights, education, employment, justice, healthcare and nutrition are major causes of

female backwardness in Pakistan. It is widely acknowledged that a combination of poverty and

the low status awarded to women is indeed a major problem. Many women die from childbirth

on account of poor health facilities. And more than half the women in the country cannot read

and write. Foundation of Research & Community Empowerment (FRCE) has started campaign

“Let’s Respect our women & promotes girls education” in Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Tando

AllahYar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Mirpur Khas and Matiari and through campaign males are

motivated and mobilized that Women play an important role in our society. A woman is the one

who is responsible for proper development of her child and she grooms the overall personality of

her child. A woman can be a mother, a sister, a wife, a daughter etc. She is the symbol of love,

security, affection and comfort. Our religion also emphasizes the rights and importance of a

woman in society. As it is said: - “The hand that rocks the cradle rule the world"

It means a woman has the power to do anything in the world: she can even rule the whole world.

But it is our common observation that women do not get the status they deserve.