Dr Shahida Memon

UNPAID WORK DONE BY WOMEN AT HOME IN PAKISTAN WHAT IS UNPAID WORK OF WOMEN The work done by women at home which includes cooking Meals ,Taking care of Children, Elders even Sick, Cleaning ,washing Clothes and in rural areas collecting fire hoods on their hoods as fuel ,Collecting water from wells or other sources is totally unpaid as neither it can be measured nor it is considered as work as their inherited duty. 75% of house hold work is done by women at home but it is Invisible ,Unrecognized and undervalued According to express Tribune 26 June 2019 Pakistani women face worst disparity in unpaid work due to Gender Inequality. According to UN report 2019 -2020 Pakistani women spend 11 hours in unpaid work as 1 hour of men for same work which is highest as compared to other neighboring Muslim countries • In Oman women spend 2.5 hours for unpaid work while Men 1 hour • In North Africa/ West Asia women spend 6 hours for unpaid work while Men 1Hour. • In Belgium women spend only ha...

At present our country Pakistan is facing shortage 6500 MW of electricity which is about 32 % short of demand, the reasons are complex. According to daily Dawn on October 17 (2022) Pakistan is facing electricity crises which leads to load shedding as everyone knows that Government has its own interests whether of power or political resulting in long hours of load shedding in country which varies from 8 to 12 hours per day and as now electricity is basic necessity of life not a luxury it effects every aspect of life. Poor governance with least investment and least botheration for people with huge corruption by power segment employees with no accountability on both sides are also some factors. One important factor is line losses which is 8% globally but in Pakistan it is 17% which is more than Srilanka (11%) & Bangladesh (11%) the reason behind is technical inefficiency and theft and this is almost one fifth of energy generated and lost in way before delivered to end user In n...

Every year 12th June is celebrated as in world “ World day against child labor” The International Labor Organization (ILO) launched this day in 2002. The purpose is to raise awareness and take action to stop child labor. According to Who any child below 18 years is considered as child and according to ILO child labor is defined as any work that deprives children of their childhood ,their potential and dignity and that which is harmful for their physical and mental improvement. All works are not included as child labor as The work which Morally, socially ,Physically & Mentally harmful to child. It interferes with their schooling Due to long hours of work the child is unable to attend school and remain absent from school. The statics according to UNICEF are very alarming as 160 million children globally are involved in child labor which is increased 8.4 in last four years due to COVID Pandemic. Among these 1. 112 Million (70% ) work in Agriculture 2. 31.4 Million (20%) in...

In broad term it is known as VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN particularly by Intimate Partner According to an International organization Pathfinder (Working on GBV) and Action aid (Ref 1/11/2022 changing the world with women & Girls) GBV affects women & Girls in every society in the world. One in every 3 women of age between 15 to 49 years experience GBV /Intimate Partner Violence and Globally 81000 women & Girls are killed in 2022 among which 47000 (58%) by their intimate partner or a family member which is an average of one Death every 11 minutes. According to pathfinder research 44% women can not take decision about their Sexual &Reproductive Health Decision without fear of violence or harm According to Express Tribune 5th December 2022 the Pakistan is 6th most dangerous country for women and 5th worst in Domestic Violence. Only 27 % women of reproductive age report physical or Sexual abuse by their Intimate Partner (Ice Berg of issue) There are 16% more chances of ...