Educated girls urged to play role in reshaping image of women Rawalpindi seminar on ‘Promoting the Induction of Women in Police’ was held here on Wednesday at the Fatima Jinnah University with the slogan ‘Join Police and Empower Women’. Women Police Officers of various ranks (ranging from ASI to DSP) interacted with the students and shared their personal and professional experiences as police officers.
Dr. Rukhsana Hassan, Chairperson Department of Gender Studies in her welcome speech emphasised on the role of young educated girls in re-shaping the image and perception of women as a weak entity, who are supposed to be deal with suppression and violence.
She said that in today’s world no one can deny the role of women in the prosperity and development of a society. “Violence against women is in different shapes and forms and will prevail unless we encourage women to stand up against the violence and crimes they face. Police can be the profession through which women could deal with the crime and cases of violence and also help the women in distress,” she added.
Aliya Sethi — Senior Gender Advisor GIZ — GRP gave the Gender Responsive Policing project brief and explained the need and role of women to make police gender responsive by joining police and represent the 50 per cent population of Pakistan in police service. She said that women especially young educated girls should join police so that they can play a vital role in mainstreaming policing and can also help the women in distress and victims of violence.
Ali Mazhar, Media and Communication Manager, Gender Responsive Policing Project (GRP) said that GRP is joint project of National Police Bureau and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) funded by German Foreign Office, and their aim and objective is to develop and implement polices to combat violence against women by strengthening the Gender Crime Centre (GCC), taking into consideration the principles of the rule of law and gender equality.
Nighat Haider, DSP Parliament Lodges ruled out the perception of Police as male oriented force. She insisted that it’s a profession where women can also have the equal opportunity to deliver and perform if motivated.
Khadija Tasneem, DSP Traffic highlighted the role of women traffic wardens in controlling and managing the increasing flow of traffic in Islamabad.
Parveen Fatima, SHO Women Police Station (WPS) and Sadaf Basharat, ASI WPS said that women police officers few years back faced the hardships and struggled a lot to have their own voice, but with the passage of time and the inclusion of educated girls in police service when things are far much better for women and they can opt for police with much ease and dignity.The news
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