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Unveiling equality
Gender disparity in opportunities extends throughout schools, workplaces and societal responsibilities, perpetuating a division that restricts individuals based on their gender. In education, girls frequently face challenges in accessing learning and challenging social ideals for complete fairness.
Women encounter barriers to advancement and income discrepancies in the professional world, necessitating the removal of societal obstacles to achieve workplace equality. Furthermore, traditional gender norms limit options and possibilities, requiring a cultural revolution in understanding.
Recognizing intersectionality is crucial because gender inequity intersects with other forms of discrimination, necessitating focused efforts for marginalized people. Creating equal opportunity requires changing laws to promote gender-neutral education, workplace diversity and empowering systematically marginalized groups.
It is crucial to cultivate a culture that challenges gender norms. Fostering a culture that challenges gender stereotypes is vital for eradicating deeply embedded inequality. Lastly, addressing gender disparity is crucial for societal advancement. Acknowledging current gaps and actively striving to dismantle structural obstacles paves the path for a more inclusive and equitable future.
ISHAA SADIQ
Islamabad
Legacy redemption
Recently, the Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Qazi Faez Isa, has scheduled the hearing of the case involving what Bilawal Bhutto and PPP term as the ‘judicial murder’ of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a former Premier of Pakistan and the supremo of PPP.
This is, of course, a positive and evolving step towards reinstating credibility and trust in our judicial system, as well as ensuring accountability for the powers that be, whose overreaching arms have tainted our democratic, constitutional and political landscape through extrajudicial ousting, exile, imprisonment and execution of our elected prime ministers.
What is most lamentable is the fact that, upon reviewing our history, one would conclude that such extrajudicial and undemocratic practices were, more often than not, aided and abetted by some democratic institutions themselves. What makes the future for a democratic outlook, wherein civil supremacy and the rule of law are ensured, bleaker is the bitter fact that our present doesn’t seem different from our chequered past. Until recently, one prime minister overnight transformed from ‘Sadiq and Amin’ (trustworthy and faithful) to a jailed criminal.
Whereas, another premier was first disqualified on flimsy grounds overnight, then became an absconder and, after some years, upon returning, transformed into a carte blanche promising candidate for upcoming elections. It is as preposterous as that. Can we still be optimistic about a genuine democratic future on the horizon? It depends on a unanimous collective overhaul and action on the part of all democratic institutions of Pakistan, be it the Judiciary, Parliament, the ECP or any other. It’s time we learn from history, contemplate introspection and pursue reformation.
ZAHID ALI ZOHRI
Gilgit-Baltistan
Importance
of self-care
In this digital era people are only stuck to their work they don’t take care of themselves. Self-care and prioritizing our well being are crucial in this digital age. It is important to take break and recharge our self. Set boundaries with social media. Engage yourself in activities that bring you joy and help you to relax.
Whether it is reading book, going for a walk, practicing mindfulness, or spreading quality time with love ones, make sure to take out time for activities that nourish your soul.
ALIZA ARSHAD
Islamabad
Lack of digital classrooms
Pakistan is a country where most of the poor students, needless to say, are unable to pursue good education in advanced and modern schools. The parents desperately get their children enrolled in government schools.
Unfortunately, the government schools in our country have become a spot for animals, donkey-carts and other useless things rather than for the poor students who should be given proper education as equal citizens of our country. And, if there are some schools where students are taught, those schools are of very poor quality and they lack in infrastructure. In fact, the teachers there don’t even know how one can use the computer.
On the other hand, the private schools have excellent infrastructure and students there are given proper sessions on how they can use digital tools to step ahead. Much to our grief, this discrimination creates a huge gap of digital education among the students, and these results in critical consequences at the workplace.
It’s the responsibility of our government to look after the government schools and provide them proper infrastructure including digital tools to create beneficial digital classrooms. Also, the government should provide thorough training to the government-school teachers on how they should teach computer education to the students. This way our country will grow and will produce great leaders.
ARSALAN ALI SAHITO
Sukkur
