WOMEN’S ROLE IN PEACE BUILDING

Presented by:Seetal Daas

BBA(Hons)-2k13University of Sindh Laar Campus, Badin

INTRODUCTION Peace building is an intervention that is designed to prevent the start or

resumption of violent conflict by creating a sustainable peace. Women play various vital roles throughout the world. Women Known as the home manager. Educated woman educates the generation. Educated woman support their family. A successful woman opens the door for other women. Research studies reported that women avoid to take part in union/hostile

activities. The prevalence of polygamous societies and extinction of polyandrous

societies shows that women promote tolerance and peace. Stephen P.Robbins writes in his book that ‘Women are more cooperative and

pleasant in negotiations than are men’, the book also refer the psychological studies that found that women are more willing to conform to authority & that men are more aggressive.

WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE HISTORY

Benazir Bhutto--popular politician. Parveen Shakir--popular poetess. Louisa May Alcott--popular writer. Susan B.Anthony--women’s movement’s most powerful organizer. Elizabeth Blackwell--first woman award a medical degree. Pearl S.Buck--popular novelist. Helen Keller--deaf, mute, and blind expert author and lecturer. Mother Teresa--devoted her life to aiding sick and poor people.

WOMEN INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS WITH VARIOUS DUTIES

In Teaching—as Teacher, Lecturer, Principal, VC. In Business—as Manager, BOD, CEO, and Secretary etc. In Scientific—as Scientist, Biochemist, Chemist, Physicist etc.

In Medical—as Doctor, Nurse, Heath-worker etc. In Defense— Police, Air Force, Naval Force, and Military.

WOMEN PEACEBUILDING IN ACTION Gulalai Ismail, Paksitan–-founded Aware Girls( Human Rights Organization), in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, when she was 16.

Dishani Jayaweera, Sri Lanka—cofounded the Centre for Peacebuilding & Reconciliation.

Rasha El Fangry, Sudan—coordinator of the Collaborative for Peacebuilding.

YOU CANNOT BUILD PEACE LEAVING HALF POPULATION OUT

In Pakistan women’s ratio is 48.63% measured in 2013. Women have the right to shape peace processes and rebuilding societies. Many women recognized the link between wartime violence and the violence that continues post-conflict.

Yet, two UN surveys of peace agreements over last decades demonstrate that only 1 in 40 (2.5%) of signatories of peace agreements were women between 1992-2008, and only 4% were women between 1992-2011.

Evidence suggests a greater involvement of women in peacebuilding.

CONCLUSION Women are part of population except them population is incomplete.

They have right of seeking– Education, employment freedom of speech and getting marriage.

They should take part in legislation for the rights of women. Even though, they contribute in society but they are treated badly. They have not provide the rights of getting education and employment in less developed counties.

Lawmaker should make laws that can strongly protect them.

REFERENCES Wikipedia.org/Role of Women R.P Stephen & Timothy A.Judge (2007), Organizational Behavior, 12th

Edition, Prentice Hall of India(PVT), Pg.50,523. Wikipedia.org/Parveen Shakir teacher.scholastic.com/activities/women/notable.html www.famousscientists.org/10-famous-women-scientists www.peacedirect.org/issues/women-and-conflict http://gaps-uk.org/campaign/

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