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FEMINIST MOVEMENT IN PAKISTAN By Dr. Laiba Zia Pre-Partition Feminist Movement ◦ Women’s role in Independence Struggle . ◦ “ The days have gone when women were only fit for cooking food and minding children ; and the time had come for them to take an equal share of responsibility with their menfolk in politics.” – Lady Maratab Ali ◦ The nationalistic struggle mobilized a large number of educated upper class women . Pre-Partition Feminist Movement ◦ Muslim Girls Student Federation -1941 launched by : ◦ Lady Abdul Qadir ◦ Fatima Begum ◦ Miss M. Qureshi ◦ Fatima Jinnah became a symbol of an empowered woman . Post-Partition Feminist Movement Post independence Legal Reforms : ◦ 1948 : ➢ Muslim Personal Law ( Woman’s right to inherit all forms of property) ➢Women Voluntary Services (WVS) by Begum Liaqat Ali Khan. ➢Democratic Women’s Association formed demanding qual rights for work , pay and education for women . • 1949 : ➢Pakistan Women National Guard formed. ➢Pakistan’s Women Naval Reserve (PWNR) ➢All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) was formed Post-Partition Feminist Movement ◦ 1954 : ➢Jahan Ara Shahnawaz presented Charter of Women Rights. ➢Karachi Business and Professional Women Club established. ◦ 1956 : ➢Right to vote recognized and granted. ➢Federation of University Women established. ◦ 1961 : Muslim Family Law Ordinance (MFLO) by Ayub Khan a. b. c. Marriage registration. Permission of 1st wife must for ...
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