Woman is Dignity, Woman is Respect

Women are the symbol of love, peace, respect, beauty and dignity. But unfortunately the women are not treated the way they should be. In our society we see women in various beautiful roles, such as loving mother, caring daughter, generous sister, and the dignified wife. But the women are still not given place in the society that she deserves.

Women face various issues at homes as well as work place. Every day around the world we see women being subjected to sexual abuse, abduction, trafficking etc. The women are not secure at work place as well. About 54% of harassment cases take place at work on average. The industries having highest rates of such cases are business, trade, banking and finance, sales and marketing, hospitality, civil service, education, lecturing and teaching.

Today women are burnt by acids. In today’s civilized word still the women are subjected to crimes like servile marriages and honor killing. The women are not treated equal to men. There is favoritism and glass ceil effect seen in corporate world. Instead of treating women with honor and dignity, they are treated as commodity and are marketed on bill boards to earn money.

The following steps should be taken to ensure a dignified and respectful status of women in society:

1.      The women should be provided proper security at work places and there should be a proper committee to carry inquiry against cases of harassment. And after that, if the accused person is found guilty he should be taken to the court of justice.

2.      Though there are various labor laws which provide right of safety at work place for women but in most of the countries they are not implemented. Hence, they should be implemented properly.

3.      NGOs must play and active role in making women aware of their basic laws, so that they do not remain silent when their rights are being violated.

4.      Media should show programs to high light importance of women.

5.      The religious scholars must deliver their lectures on status of Women in Islam and discourage the acts that were done before the rise of Islam, such as burning women, honor killing etc.

6.      The Government should make strong policies to ensure that women are treated equally with men at work and education sector.

7.      Equal opportunity plans must be designed to empower women at corporate level.

8.      He women must not be treated as a commodity, as she is the symbol of respect and dignity.

“The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes”