Taliban bars Afghan women from taking entrance exam for universities
29 January 2023
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Taliban bars Afghan women from taking entrance exam for universities
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For American Muslim women, hijabs symbolize the right to choose
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Taliban ban women from NGO work in Afghanistan
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EoF launches second reading marathon for women in Iran and Afghanistan
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Enforcing The Laws Of The Game: Arab Female Referees Receiving International
Recognition
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Arab Israeli woman said lightly hurt in settler stone-throwing attack in West
Bank
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Pakistan women team prepares for final T20I against Australia
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No woman in Pakistan delegation to Ajmer for Urs in 49 years
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Women in Bangladesh dominate life, unlike in other Muslim nations
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'Neurotoxic lead exposure harms Bangladeshi children, pregnant women'
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So what do we understand by ‘women’s empowerment’?
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Iran defeat Tajikistan at CAFA Women's Futsal Championship
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Taliban
bars Afghan women from taking entrance exam for universities
January
29, 2023
The
ban is necessary to prevent the mixing of genders in universities, said Taliban
(Express Photo by Abhinav Saha/Representative/File)
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With
a message to private universities, the Taliban on Saturday doubled down on
their ban on women’s education, As per the message Afghan women are barred from
taking university entry exams.
Source:
Indian Express
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For
American Muslim women, hijabs symbolize the right to choose
By
Samantha Chery
January
28, 2023
Nazma
Khan, the founder of World Hijab Day, began the initiative with the mission of
“dismantling bigotry, discrimination and prejudice against Muslim women” who
choose to wear the covering. (Marquis Perkins)
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As
the only hijabi student at her Bronx, N.Y., school in the ’90s, Nazma Khan
faced so much Islamophobia that she contemplated dropping out. Her classmates
called the Bangladeshi immigrant names such as “ninja,” “Batman” and “Mother
Teresa.” She was shoved, kicked and spat on by students, who often waited
outside her classroom to try to pull off her headscarf.
Chery
is a multiplatform editor in Features.
Source:
Washington Post
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Taliban
ban women from NGO work in Afghanistan
Shabnam
von Hein
January
28, 2023
Taliban
ban Afghan women from attending university
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Afghanistan
is heading into a "humanitarian catastrophe," German Foreign Minister
Annalena Baerbock said earlier this week at a meeting with her European
counterparts in Brussels. It is brutal, she said, to witness the Taliban cut
off millions of Afghans from aid.
Baerbock's
comments come in response to the Taliban's decision in December to ban women
from working for aid agencies in the country. The new rules apply for Afghan as
well as foreign organizations.
Taliban
leaders justified their decision by saying some aid workers had ignored the
country's Islamic dress code. Any organization that continues to employ women
will lose its license to operate. Baerbock said this ban would make it harder
for German aid deliveries to reach the country and called on the Taliban to
allow girls and women back to workplaces, schools and universities.
According
to a recent UN report, the Taliban have removed over 250 women judges and
hundreds of woman lawyers and prosecutors from their positions since returning
to power in 2021. UN experts warned of a "collapse of the rule of
law" in Afghanistan, adding that judicial positions are now being filled
mainly by Taliban members with little more than a basic religious education.
"I
am in constant fear day and night that our company will be shut,"
businesswoman Latifah Akbari told DW. She has a small food business called
Hariva, based in Afghanistan's Herat Province. It sells eggplant paste,
marmalade, pickled cucumbers, dried vegetables and more. "Right now, 48
women are employed in the company, earning a living in either full-time or
part-time work."
Fariba
is one of them. She works part-time and is glad to have a source of income. She
was a hairstylist until the Taliban takeover, then lost her job. "I was
lucky to have found a way to make money, even if it isn't much," Fariba
told DW. "I help produce marmalade and tomato paste and the income helps
support my family."
Some
300 Afghan women work in a variety of small businesses throughout Herat
Province. "After women were barred from Afghan universities, some of these
students tried finding work with women-led businesses in Herat,"
BehnazSalghoqi, of Herat's Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Women, told DW.
Such businesses tend to employ only women, meaning they do not interact with
other men.
The
Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Women was established in 2014 to assist
women entrepreneurs on the national and international level and remains active
today. Its goal is to assist women-led businesses and, by helping them, work to
make the country's economy less dependent on outside aid. The Taliban takeover,
however, has done great damage to their efforts.
Entrepreneurs
like Akbari are worried their business could be shut down too. "What would
we do if they bar us from working as well?" she asks. Currently, half of
the country's 38 million people face food insecurity, and 3 million children
are threatened by malnutrition.
Matters
have been made even worse by Afghanistan's harsh winter. Temperatures as low as
minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27 degrees Fahrenheit) were recorded in the
central Ghor Province. Regions in the central and northern parts of the country
have seen road traffic come to a standstill amid heavy snowfall, as social media
posts show.
People
try to push their vehicle along though a snow-covered road sPeople try to push
their vehicle along though a snow-covered road s
At
least 70 people have died as a result of this extreme cold, Afghanistan's
ministry of disaster management said last week. Some 70,000 cattle — an
important food and income source — also died. "This winter is by far the
coldest in recent years," the head of Afghanistan's meteorology office,
Mohammed Nasim Muradi, told AFP.
The
relief agency Caritas and others want to help those suffering. "It is our
job to assist people in need," Caritas head Oliver Müller told German
church-affiliated news outlets. "But we cannot continue to work under
these conditions in Afghanistan." Many aid agencies have either fully or
partially suspended their work in the country since the ban on female workers
came into force.
This
ban makes it impossible for aid agencies to directly help Aghan women, as they
are not allowed to speak to men outside their families. "This ban hits the
nerve of humanitarian aid," Müller further told the news outlets. For now,
his organization is limited to handing out food donations to the local councils
headed by men. Müller said this was "unacceptable, as we cannot guarantee
this aid goes where it is intended." He called on for politicians to
increase their pressure on the Taliban to change course.
Source:
Dw.Com
https://www.dw.com/en/taliban-ban-women-from-working-for-nongovernmental-organizations/a-64528448
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EoF
launches second reading marathon for women in Iran and Afghanistan
By
Lisa Zengarini
29-01-2023
As
the crackdown on peaceful protests in Iran continue, young economists and entrepreneurs
of the Economy of Francesco (EoF) are
organizing a second reading marathon on Saturday to express their
ongoing solidarity with Iranian women, and also with the Afghan women enduring
violence and discrimination by the Taliban regime.
The
first mobilization for Iran took place on December 7, 2022, when 28 young
people of the EoF connected on online from different countries to read the
famous collection of oriental folktales ‘One Thousand and One Nights’, in their
respective languages, in response to a call by Iranian activists.
According
to the legend, the tales were told by Shahrazad to her husband the sultan, each
one for every night for 1,001 days, to put an end to his killings of his new
wives after the first wife betrayed him. So, Shahrazad saved other women and
herself, by telling a new story every night
Today
young people have been invited to organize a reading of some of the tales in
their respective towns, followed by a public discussion on what is happening in
Iran and Afghanistan.
Iran
has been swept by protests since September 2022, when Kurdish 22-year-old
MahsaAmini died while in the custody of the morality police. Started by women
in Kurdish Iran, demonstrations have spread across the country asking for the
end of strict religious rules that limit what women can wear or do in public.
Protestors have faced a brutal crackdown from the Iranian government, with
hundreds killed, injured, or jailed. Several have been reportedly tortured in
prison and others have been sentenced to death.
Meanwhile,
the situation of women in Afghanistan continues to worsen. Since their takeover
in August 2021, the ruling Taliban have
introduced and enforced some of the worst gender-based discriminatory policies
seen anywhere in the world. Women have been restricted from social life,
including employment, all female government employees have been fired, and and
girls have been banned from secondary
schools and universities, Afghanistan is the only country in the world where
girls are banned from education because of their gender.
According
to a statement, the new EoF’s initiative is aimed at making the voices of these
women heard and at ensuring they are not forgotten.
“Today
every social and political issue is removed only a few days after it breaks out
on the news,” the organizers explain. “This is why we need to be vigilant, like
watchpersons to monitor a problem that (perhaps) has no immediate solution, but
on which we cannot turn our backs”.
“We
feel the duty to be by the side of Iranian and Afghan women who are fighting
for their freedom and of all the young people who are trying to build a better
future”, continues the statement, remarking that the narrative device of One
Thousand and One Nights reminds us of the liberating power of word and that
storytelling is a way of defeating death and. “By using it, we celebrate the
fundamental right to express oneself, to protest, to defend and fight for life,
rights and freedom.
Several
cities across the world, including a number of Italian cities, have joined the
EoF reading marathon, involving
associations, schools, movements, and individual citizens.
Source:
Vatican News
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Enforcing
The Laws Of The Game: Arab Female Referees Receiving International Recognition
By
Belal Nawar
Jan
29, 2023
Given
their ability to potentially influence a game, football referees arguably have
one of the toughest jobs in the sports industry. This is a job that is
dominated mostly by men as you don’t see often a female referee. Times,
however, have changed and the push for inclusiveness has grown louder;
resulting in three female referees being chosen to oversee games at the FIFA
World Cup Qatar 2022. These officials were SalimaMukansang of Rwanda, Japan’s
Yamashita Yoshimi, and Stephanie Frappart of France.
Arab
women referees are also getting a chance on the field and receiving
international recognition. For instance, on Jan. 6, FIFA named Anoud Al Asmari
as the nation’s first female international referee. Less than a year had passed
since the national women’s team debuted when this choice was made.
But
Al Asmari is not the only one as on Dec. 28, 2022, FIFA chose Palestine’s Heba
Saadia to help officiate at this year’s Women’s World Cup matches for the first
time. FIFA then offered a statement indicating that Saadia will serve as an
assistant referee during the competition, which will be held in Australia and
New Zealand from July 20 to Aug. 20, 2023. Assistant referees usually determine
which team gets to play off the ball when it moves out of bounds and watch for
rule violations during play. Saadia was already an assistant referee at the
Women’s Asian Cup, held in India in 2022.
Additionally,
back in 2019, Tunisia’s referee DorsafGanoiati made history by refereeing a
match in the Tunisian League. She was the first woman to referee a men’s
first-division match in Tunisia. Throughout her career, she refereed numerous
football matches; however, the match between Spérance Sportive de Tunis and
Club AthlétiqueBizertin on June 20 marked her second time adjudicating a men’s
match at a professional level. She already made her debut back in 2017, when
she took on the role of lead referee in a second-division match between Stade
Tunisien and Union Monastir.
The
aforementioned three referees will open up opportunities for Middle Eastern women
to serve as head refs or assistant referees during prestigious events as they
are more than qualified to officiate a game. They are under a lot of strain, as
their job is definitely not simple. But Arab women have traditionally excelled
in a variety of fields, with sports being one of them. It is now time to see
more Arab female referees making significant decisions and representing their
nation.
Source:
Scoop Empire
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Arab
Israeli woman said lightly hurt in settler stone-throwing attack in West Bank
28
January 2023
An
Arab Israeli woman is lightly injured after several Jews hurled stones at her
vehicle and other Palestinian cars near Bethlehem in the West Bank, the Ynet
news site reports.
Security
officials cited by Ynet say military forces are at the scene.
There
is no immediate statement by medical forces, the military, or police on the
incident.
Source:
Times Of Israel
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Pakistan
women team prepares for final T20I against Australia
January
28, 2023
The
third and last Twenty 20 (T20I) of the three-match series between Pakistan
Women and Australia Women will be played in Canberra on Sunday.
The
match will start at 7:45am Pakistan Standard Time.
Pakistan
Cricket Board (PCB) shared the pictures of Pakistan team preparing for the last
clash. In the pictures, the Women in Green can be seen doing bowling, batting
and fielding practice.
Australia
team leads the three-match series 2-0.
Source:
Nation.Com.Pk
https://www.nation.com.pk/28-Jan-2023/pakistan-women-team-prepares-for-final-t20i-against-australia
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No
woman in Pakistan delegation to Ajmer for Urs in 49 years
Jan
29, 2023
AJMER:
Official delegations from Pakistan coming to attend the yearly Urs of Sufi
saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty in Ajmer has included no woman for the last 49
years. The delegation of 240 Pakistani devotees that reached Ajmer on Wednesday
is all male. It has hardly helped that the preeminent dargah is one where women
are allowed to offer prayers.
While
women following Islam can go to Hajj as per the rule of Mehram, which allows
Muslim women to travel on religious tours, the absence of women devotees from
Pakistan to the Ajmer dargah remains perplexing. It has mixed reasons. The Sufi
saint has millions of followers in Pakistan.
"The
dargah is open for women also, and there is no discrimination in any sense here
because the teachings of Khwaja Garib Nawaz include equality, harmony and
peace," said Khadim (priest) Syed QutubuddinSakhi, who is the priest for
many Bollywood actors and actresses. Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone are
among the Bollywood stars who frequently come to the dargah to offer prayers.
Khadim
SF Hussain, another priest at the dargah, said women writers and social workers
from Pakistan come to the dargah but on their own visa and arrangements.
"Many women devotees of the saint in Pakistan make calls from there to
offer prayers on their behalf. Women devotees somehow do not come in the delegation
for the annual Urs here," he added.
Pakistani
devotees in the official delegation ask the khadims to offer prayers for their
wives and children. "They also say that their women are keen to visit the
dargah. When women come to Ajmer, they bring their children along," said
Peer Bilal Hussain Chisty, another khadim.
India
and Pakistan have been issuing religious visas to their citizens for visits to
each other's countries ever since a bilateral agreement was signed on this on
September 14, 1974.
One
of the Pakistani delegates said the Pakistan government seeks applications for
the tour to Ajmer Urs every year, but women do not apply for visa.
"It
is generally known that the facilities for women are not proper here. We are
now staying in a school, and there are only five bathrooms for 240 of us. It is
difficult for women to stay with men in such conditions," he added.
Another Pakistani devotee, however, said men usually do not allow women to come
with an all-male delegation because of the purdah (veil) system prevailing in
many Pakistani communities.
Source:
Times Of India
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Women
in Bangladesh dominate life, unlike in other Muslim nations
SubirBhaumik
29
January, 2023
At
a time when Afghan women are forced out of jobs and schools, and Iranian women
are having to shed blood to oppose imposition of hijab, Bengali women in
Muslim-majority Bangladesh are enjoying an unusual spell of gender empowerment.
Sources
in the ruling Awami League say Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury is
likely to be the next President of Bangladesh as the party is likely to
nominate her just before Mohammad Abdul Hamid steps down. In her mid-fifties,
Shirin has a clean image and a brilliant track record as Speaker.
With
Sheikh Hasina getting ready to lead her party to power for a record fourth time
after having emerged as the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister,
Bangladesh will perhaps have the unique distinction of having a woman President
and PM once Shirin gets elected.
Source:
The Federal
https://thefederal.com/opinion/bangladesh-women-empowerment-is-unique-in-the-muslim-world/
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'Neurotoxic
lead exposure harms Bangladeshi children, pregnant women'
SM
NajmusSakib
28.01.2023
Eight-year-old
Anik is still struggling to recover from his trauma, a nervous system disorder
caused by lead poisoning several years ago.
Anik's
blood contained 26 milligrams of lead per litter, compared to the normal 4-5
milligrams. However, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is
no safe level of lead exposure.
There
was a lead factory near his house in Kathgora village in the Savar town, near
the capital Dhaka. As a result of lead exposure, the little boy developed
memory and intelligence quotient or IQ disorders.
His
family was unaware of lead poisoning and its negative impact on health and the
environment. Therefore, in 2016, they allowed a lead battery factory to be set
up on their land in the village. But after a year, they realized they had made
a terrible mistake. Anik's family and neighbors eventually forced the factory
to leave the village.
Anik's
condition has improved significantly, but he still shows signs of lead
exposure, according to Mitali Das, communications manager at Pure Earth
Bangladesh, who shared his story with Anadolu after it was commissioned by
UNICEF.
They
have identified more than 300 informal toxic lead sites in Bangladesh, while
the World Bank estimates there could be as many as 1,100. These are sites where
lead is smelted to make batteries, which causes toxic emissions.
"These
toxic sites are located in rural areas and within villages. When a lead-acid
battery is taken to be recycled in an open process, it releases a toxic gas
that can easily be inhaled by humans and animals, with children being the most
vulnerable," she added.
A
recent study commissioned by UNICEF in collaboration with the Institute for
Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research and the International Centre for
Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR) found high levels of lead in
the blood of children in the four districts of Tangail, Khulna, Sylhet and
Patuakhali where the tests were conducted.
Lead
is a neurotoxic heavy metal that can damage the nervous system, especially in
children, said Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, infectious disease specialist at
ICDDR,b who participated in the study commissioned by UNICEF.
"When
lead is present in the blood, children's growth is affected, including their
mental and intellectual well-being. Long-term or chronic exposure can cause
irreparable damage to a child's brain or nervous system. And this damage cannot
be reversed, even if children eat healthy foods," Dr. Rahman explained.
"The
worst effect is that lead can be transferred from pregnant mothers to their
babies (vertical transmission). The transfer of lead occurs during the transfer
of food from the mother to the baby in the womb," he explained.
The
effects of lead poisoning are far more severe in children than in adults, and
the damage is irreversible, said Sheldon Yett, UNICEF's Bangladesh
representative.
"Lead
poisoning in childhood can lead to lower IQ, attention deficits, and poor
academic performance, and is linked to violent behavior later in life," he
told Anadolu in a Q&A email," he told Anadolu in response to questions
sent by e-mail.
"The
air they breathe, the food they eat, the water they drink, the ground they walk
on, and the toys they play with contain lead. Today, a staggering 35 million
children in Bangladesh have lead in their blood," he added.
In
addition, another ICDDR study found that contaminated turmeric leads to high
blood lead concentrations in pregnant women in Bangladesh.
Lead
is stored in the bones due to previous exposure, but is released back into the
bloodstream during pregnancy, damaging vital organs and putting the fetus at
risk. When pregnant women are exposed to high concentrations of lead, it can
lead to miscarriages, stillbirths, premature births, and low birth weight.
"There
have been a number of lead exposures, and turmeric contamination was one of
them. Lead exposure from lead paint also poses a risk to children and
women," Das pointed out.
The
studies also found that lead pollution can come from a variety of sources, not
just used lead batteries or recycling activities.
Lead-containing
toys, paints, aluminum, and silver cookware, sweetener containers, vegetables,
rice, and other spices were discovered in markets in four cities - Dhaka,
Barisal, Rajshahi, and Khulna. According to UNICEF Bangladesh, lead was also
found in soil, ash, clay, and turmeric powder samples collected from the
markets.
The
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution allows a lead level of 90 parts
per million (ppm) in paints. However, a study published in January by the
Organization for Environment and Social Development found high levels of toxic
lead in paints.
Of
the samples analyzed, 30.8% of decorative paints contained levels above the
limit, while 50% of industrial paints had high lead content.
The
country's environment minister, Md. Shahab Uddin said at a recent event in the
capital that his ministry's departments regularly monitor illegal exposure,
including illegal manufacturing and recycling of batteries.
However,
he stressed the need for greater public awareness as law enforcement agencies alone
would not be enough to stop this illegal practice. ..
Source:
Aa.Com.Tr
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So
what do we understand by ‘women’s empowerment’?
29
January, 2023
Empowerment
as a concept has the implication of something given by someone who is stronger,
more powerful or has an upper hand in that particular space. We have drawn a
picture of empowerment in our heads and any image that doesn't match it, is not
considered to be 'empowerment.' This picture changes from time to time in tune
with changing social norms.
A
few years ago, I read an article titled 'Analysing Women's Empowerment:
Microfinance and Garment Labor in Bangladesh' by Lamia Karim, which asserted
that women working in ready-made garments factories were more empowered than
female entrepreneurs doing business through microfinance loans.
She
stated that these RMG workers have come out of their homes, and crossed
societal boundaries to become the decision-makers of their lives. They have the
choice to marry whomever they want, make small purchases with their own money,
and live independently. They are stronger and have better awareness regarding
their job benefits.
Another
argument that the article brought up is that the women who get into
entrepreneurship through microfinance are stuck doing the traditional 'female
jobs' such as sewing, farming or cooking, inside their own homes and community.
A lot of research has shown that the loans taken by women are utilised by the
men in their families, which does not contribute to women's empowerment at all.
All
of these arguments are actually true through a certain lens. And I had agreed
with all these points until very recently. In truth, this phenomenon is not
quite as black-and-white rather there are nuances and grey areas.
For
the last two years, I have been working extensively with the RMG factories of
Bangladesh, their management as well as the workers. It is indeed one of the
biggest sectors which recruits a vast number of women. This sector was built on
women's blood and sweat. But if you take a look at the current statistics, only
5% of women are in management or in top posts, and the rest are men. Women
mostly remain operators and very few are made supervisors, though the number is
increasing every day.
Most
female workers are financially independent which theoretically is a very big
aspect of empowerment, but despite this, a lot of these women are not
empowered.
Salary
day is nothing less than a festival day in the RMG factories. More often than
not, we see female RMG workers giving
away their money to their husbands on salary day. While discussing this matter
with a few of my peers, all of whom have extensive experience in this industry,
I heard a lot of stories which made me question the difference between earning
money, being financially independent and being empowered. Clearly, these are
three separate concepts which are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
During
one of these salary days, a female worker was seen crying by the gate of her
factory. When she was asked why she was crying, she said, 'The moment I cross
the gate, my husband will snatch the money from me.'
After
the Covid-19 pandemic, the factories began using mobile banking platforms such
as Rocket and Bkash to provide salaries. Interestingly, the female workers
provide the mobile banking details of their husbands and then the husbands
utilise this money. This is the case for most female workers. Some of their
husbands are doing small businesses while some have jobs with less pay and some
don't have jobs at all.
I
recently visited Char Kukrimukri, an island in southern Bangladesh. The place I
stayed at was Jamila Home Stay Service owned by a woman named Jamila who
started the tourist-friendly homestay service by getting a microfinance loan
from an NGO. Although the establishment is named after her, it is more of a family
business.
Her
husband is consulted before giving a room to any guest. He goes to the bazaar -
to buy vegetables, fish and meat for the wife to cook for the guests. While she
hurriedly prepared lunch for everyone with the help of her daughters, her husband
chatted with us in the dining space.
It's
been quite some time since we have revisited the ways to achieve women's
empowerment. A very popular narrative is that a woman needs to be financially
independent to be empowered. Another popular narrative is that women who are
working outside their houses, doing unconventional or urban jobs such as
working in the RMG factory or have broken one or two gender norms are strong,
empowered women. But realistically that cannot be the definition of an
empowered woman.
For
a while now, I have noticed a social behaviour of men marrying women for
capital. Although this has always existed in society through the utilisation of
the dowry system, now, a lot of men marry women with jobs or with the skills to
have a consistent job. This is the case with most of the RMG workers.
The
women don't work to be empowered or to have a career or to break gender roles
but to earn money. This money is mostly handled by their husbands. This is a
common scenario among people from all socio-economic backgrounds. So, the
question remains, is earning or being financially independent the same as being
empowered? No.
Empowerment
is by default self-empowerment. It is a belief and a mental state. No one can
empower anyone unless that person empowers themselves. There can be outside
sources, people or organisations who might make the playing ground equal or
make the road to empowerment smoother but the definition of an 'empowered
woman' cannot be decided by another being.
A
person cannot feel empowered unless they can make their own choices and have
the authority of making decisions. Of course, having a source of income gives a
push to have opinions and open their eyes but it doesn't give enough of a push
to be the decision-maker.
So,
it is not the nature of the job or their profession that makes a woman
empowered. Society and its social structure have to make space for women to be
their own persons and create their own definition of empowerment. Otherwise,
the patriarchal system will continue to define 'women's empowerment' to suit
their needs.
Source:
Tbsnews.Net
https://www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/so-what-do-we-understand-womens-empowerment-575894
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Iran
defeat Tajikistan at CAFA Women's Futsal Championship
January
28, 2023
Sara
Shirbeigi (six goals), Fereshteh Karimi (three goals), MaralTorkman (two
goals), MahsaKamali, NastaranMoghimi, Elham Anafcheh, Nazanin Estekifar and
ZibaAfragh were on target for Iran.
Iran
had started the four-team campaign on Friday with a 5-0 win over Kyrgyzstan.
Iran
are scheduled to face Uzbekistan on Monday.
The
round-robin tournament is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Jan. 25 to
31.
The
Championship is the second edition of the CAFA Women's Futsal Championship, the
annual international futsal championship organized by CAFA for the women's
national futsal teams of Central Asia.
Iran
are the defending champions, having won the 2022 inaugural edition.
Source:
Tehran Times
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481342/Iran-defeat-Tajikistan-at-CAFA-Women-s-Futsal-Championship
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