The enacted laws for the safety and protection of women should be implemented in true letter and spirit to ensure a healthy society.
Prof Dr Nabeel Zuberi, Chairman Sociology Department Karachi University, stated this while speaking at a seminar on ‘women’s rights and empowerment: gender equality for sustainable development’ an official of the university said on Saturday.
Prof Dr Nabeel Zuberi further stated that women were advancing in every walk of life in the contemporary age but they were still fighting for their rights and safety.
Sindh Civil Services Academy Director General Iqbal Dewan said that women were fully aware that their rights could play a positive role in the society. Human Rights Activist Rana Asif said that gender equality was not just an objective but a dire need. Dowry culture needs should be eliminated and women must be given their due rights, he added.
Ensuring gender equality and justice was pivotal for societal growth, he said. Dr Kausar Perveen, Department of Sociology KU, said that consultation with men was pivotal for empowerment of women and implementation of women protection rights. Islam does advocate it and gives equal rights to the women, she commented.
Member Bar Council Sindh Zia Awan said that absence of political will was the reason behind non-implementation of women protection laws.
Faculty Member Sociology Department KU Nausheen Raza while delivering the welcome address, emphasised on women empowerment and termed it important for societal growth. She said that men are an important part of the society and they need to support the women in achieving the greater goal of gender equality and women empowerment. A society based on gender equality would be a source of nation’s progress, she said.
