WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

OUTLINES:1,Quotation2,Introduction3,definition of women empowerment4,Dimensions of women empowerment(a)economic dimension(b)social dimension(c)political dimension(d)personal dimension5,Women empowerment in Islam:(a)the western abortive attempt to malign Islam(b)equality doesn't mean similarity(c)status of women in Islam:-social_economical_personal_political(d)women empowerment in early Islam(e)women empowerment in Islamic golden age(f)women empowerment in modern Muslim world(g)women empowerment during freedom movement of Pakistan(h)women empowerment in present Pakistan6,Contrast/comparison of Pakistan's political women empowerment with that of the other countries7,CONCLUSION

ESSAY (PART 1)

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT"No nation could rise to the hight of glory,unless your women are side by side with you;we are victims of evil customs.It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners."QUID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH(1942)

"There is no chance for the welfare of the huminity unless the condition of women is improved:it is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing,"said Sami Vivekanada,an advocate of women empoerment.accordingly,the state is considered as a bird along with two wings;man and woman to fly in the air.But through the centuries,societies in the world over have been trying to fly on only and wing,denying women their rightful place.

The human society is a component of males and females-men and women.Both the species are complementary to each other;one can not survive oneself without the other.Despite a slight physical and nominal psychological differences between the two,the ALMIGHTY GOD has bestowed them with some wonderful attractive and emotional elements that have ultimately made them interdependent and interactive.Moreover,both of them were created simultaneously from the same clay,as ALMIGHTY GOD says in the first verse of surah an-Nisa(the women)::O' mankind,be dutiful to your LORD,WHO created from a single person(Adam)and from him(Adam)He created his wife(Eve),and from them both HE created many men and women...."

But with the passage of time,Satan(Iblees)-the worst creature of the universe,(being himself male I think)induced man to dominate woman and exploit his physical strength which the ALMIGHTY GOD has gifted to the former,not to dominate but to protect and safeguard the latter.As a result ,a male dominated society based on gender discriminations.inequality and patriarchy,prevailed in the world.Furthermore,the religious lords,who were entitled to protect and promulgate the DIVINE LAW,began to misinterpret it.Man was empowered in every sphere of life and woman was made his servant and subordinate.She was not given the equal rights in the society.But with the evolution of modern civilization,liberal education and true religious knowledge,a campaign in form of organization followed by many sub struggles,was launched in international platform of the United Nations-The UN WOMEN.This body urged the member coutries to resolve the issue of women empowerment which has also tremendously affected the economy of the world,especially that of the third world.

Women empowerment refers to the ability of women to transform economic and social development when empowered to fully participate in the decisions that affect their lives through leadership,training,coaching consulting and the provision of enabling tools for women to lead within their communities,religions and countries.

Women empowerment generally has three components.firstly,women's sense of self worth.secondly,their rights to have a power of control their own lives ,both within and outside home.lastly,their ability to influence the direction of social change to create a just social and economic order nationally,internationally and universally.

Empowerment has multiple,interrelated and interdependent dimensions:economic,social,personal and political dimensions.Economic empowerment means to empower women economically by giving her rights of properties.lands,financial responsibilities,adequate shares in jobs,business opportunities etc.In social dimensions,it means women's social status should be equal to that of man by avoiding all discriminations based on injustice and inequality.accordingly the women are required to have respectable status in society,importunity to raise voice,struggle etc.Politically,women should be empowered by reserving their seats in national as well as provincial assemblies and providing their independent right of one woman one vote.Personally,they should be given equal liberty and freedom in their personal affairs,such as ,in case of marriage,vocational pursuit etc.As a whole,women empowerment aims at providing women with their social,economic,political and personal rights.