Why once again a big YES to Aurat March？08 March 2022

Why once again a big YES to Aurat March？

By Naeem Khan.

"My body:my choice" is Existentialism of women. Women do exist as independent, authentic and responsible entities. It's their body and their decisions whether they allow someone or not. It  is their domain. They're not animals or stones to be used, misused, broken and abused. 

10 irrefutable reasons for struggle for women emancipation:

1. Pakistan ranks 151 out of 153 on global gender parity index: World Economic Forum report. It's second worst country on the globe.

2. There may not be a single Woman  truck driver or mechanic or commercial pilot or president of Chambers of Commerce and so on！

3. Almost all 35 Millions of Pashtun women are imprisoned in the 4 walls of their houses.

4. Women have almost no entitlement to ownership of land or businesses and limited  power to sell or trade without the permission of their male relatives. 

5. Women have limited choice in choosing their life partners,  careers and other options. 

6. Women in Pakistan face frequent domestic violence, honour killing, rape and abduction, marital rape, forced marriages, and induced abortions.

7. Women are disadvantaged in Pakistan due to barriers to  access sexual and reproductive health rights, receiving quality education, fulfilling empowerment goals and entering the economic and political spheres.

8. There is a widespread lack of consistent access to quality family planning services in Pakistan, resulting in one of the highest unmet needs in Asia. This prevents women from meaningfully participating in educational and economic life outside of the household and from making informed choices about their sexual and reproductive lives.

9.Women in Pakistan face discrimination as result of patriarchal society of Pakistan. 

10. Even millions of  women can't show their faces publicly. This restricts their freedom of movement and expression which is a basic human right. They can't prove their identity and appears like dead bodies covered in burkas and cloth sheets moving like animals and totally dependent on their male herd masters. 

You may add more reasons or challenge these reasons or continue educative  debate.

Some points are taken from UN reports.