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A recent report has highlighted that ‘over half of Pakistan’s teenage girls believe domestic violence is justified.’ What would your words of advice be to a young girl suffering from violence that could result in her physical injury or even death?
a way that they never see a woman as a weak individual. To them both men and women are strong, determined and they both have equal rights. I feel proud when my four years old son says ‘Mom, I’m as strong as a girl!’ To him strength has no gender.
Nobody can empower a woman but a woman herself. Girls need to know their worth. Here mothers can play a vital role in raising strong girls/women. A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. Girls should take the charge of their own lives. They should decide things for themselves. Getting respect is not a favor, it’s the basic right of a human being, be it a man or a woman.
How can we ‘Step it Up’ for gender equality and make ‘Planet 50-50 a reality by 2030?
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is not just a women’s issue - it is as much the responsibility of men and boys. How can we raise boys to become a stronger voice for women and girls’ rights? If we want to eliminate gender discrimination completely, we want men to support this cause. We need to work together for gender equality. Each one of us can be an example. Wherever I go, my brothers always accompany me. They know my strength, they know what I’m capable of and they support me. My mother raised them in
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all need to work as a team. Take the charge of your own life and tell people how strong you are because you are beautiful, you are a woman. Let’s eliminate all kinds of discrimination and let’s support each other. After all we are all humans! Celebrate womanhood, celebrate your strength and happy International Women’s Day.
We have to change the mindsets which still think that women are weaker than men. Planet 5050 will be an unreachable reality unless and until both men and women work together as a team. We want men to support women and respect them for who they are, without gender discrimination.
As we commemorate International Women’s Day on 8 March, what message would you give to women and girls, and to men and boys? We all are different from each other and we all are unique in our own ways. Do not judge anyone’s abilities on the basis of their gender or appearance. No one can empower a woman but herself; and when you empower yourself you empower your whole generation. We are here to make this world a better place for ourselves and for our future generations and for that we
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