Activity Women’s Right Women’s right UK UAE PAKISTAN BANGLADESH INDIA Dated: 28/10/2018 Created by : Ayushi Meena Reference by: Shyam Singh Sikarwar

UK 1. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth became the Queen of England after her father’s untimely death.   2. In 2015, Queen Elizabeth became the UK’s longest-reigning monarch after 65 years on the throne. 3. Upon her death in 1943, author and conservationist Beatrix Potter left the land she owned to the National Trust, this would later make the majority of the Lake District National Park.

4. In 1918, women in the UK got the vote – 85 years after voters were described as ‘male persons’. Women were still restricted as only women aged over 30 who met certain property rights could vote. At the same time the men’s voting age was lowered to 21 and property rights removed 5. In 1918, Constance Markievicz became the first woman to be elected to the Commons – but she didn’t take her seat in protest.   6. In 1919, Viscountess Nancy Astor became the first women to take her seat in the House of Commons. 7. In 1928 all women aged over 21 were given voting rights.  

UAE Women Empowerment in the UAE UAE women have played a most important part of society throughout the history. In the past, women were found only on their home. The essential role women played was taking care of their family life and maintaining the Islamic, heritage, national, and culture values of their children. The role of UAE women has improved with the country development after the UAE federation in 1971. After the current development of UAE society and the active change process that has taken place over the last 36 years. Moreover, the government’s strategic vision considered the women in their main objectives to give them chance to participate in various fields in the society. In addition, according to Abu Dhabi Economics Vision 2030 one of their goals is to support women’s role in public service as well as the private sector and to ensure that all careers in the society are open to them without any barriers.

All these achievement of the UAE business women can’t be implemented without the government support. There are numbers of organizations that support women development and investments. General Women’s Union is the first organization which was established in 1975 under the leadership of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak ,wife of late President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan after the establishment of the UAE federation that support women’s empowerment UAE law requires the licensing of private establishments. Business women who want to start her own business, she faces problems with trade license. For example, if any woman wants to start new business, she should have trade license which is a contract for rental of business location. This means that female entrepreneurs who are operating from home because of the culture reasons that might limit their mobility. So without a license, the operator is barred from printing and distributing business cards As a result, this will limit women’s business opportunities

PAKISTAN The status of women in Pakistan is one of systemic gender subordination even though it varies considerably across classes, regions, and the rural/urban divide due to uneven socioeconomic development and the impact of tribal, feudal, and capitalist social formations on women's lives. The Pakistani women of today do, however, enjoy a better status than in the past.[vague][3][4] In modern Pakistan, women have held high offices including that of the Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly, Leader of the Opposition, as well as federal ministers, judges,[5] and generals in the armed forces

Many religious groups in Pakistan, who have had more political power since the Zia-ul-Haq regime in the 1980s, advocate subordination of women in Pakistan. Even rape victims have not been allowed to use DNA evidence to prove their cases,[8] however the All Pakistan Ulema Council recently issued fatwas denouncing "honour killings".[9] Other improvements are also being made as Lahore has inaugurated its first service of lady traffic wardens to manage the traffic[10] and the country's most conservative province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is planning to increase the percentage of women in the police force.[11] Even with these improvements, rampant domestic abuse and a high rate of child marriages and forced marriages still remain

BANGLADESH Many religious groups in Pakistan, who have had more political power since the Zia-ul-Haq regime in the 1980s, advocate subordination of women in Pakistan. Even rape victims have not been allowed to use DNA evidence to prove their cases, however the All Pakistan Ulema Council recently issued fatwas denouncing "honour killings". Other improvements are also being made as Lahore has inaugurated its first service of lady traffic wardens to manage the traffic and the country's most conservative province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is planning to increase the percentage of women in the police force. Even with these improvements, rampant domestic abuse and a high rate of child marriages and forced marriages still remain

The literacy rate in Bangladesh is lower for females (55 The literacy rate in Bangladesh is lower for females (55.1%) compared to males (62.5%) – 2012 estimates for population aged 15 and over. During the past decades, Bangladesh has improved its education policies; and the access of girls to education has increased. In the 1990s, girls' enrolment in primary school has increased rapidly. Although there is now gender parity in enrolments at the primary and lower secondary school level, the percentage of girls drops in the later secondary school years. Workforce participation Women in Bangladesh are engaged in many work activities, from domestic work inside the home, to outside paid work. Women's work is often undervalued and under-reported. Land and property rights Women's inheritance rights are poor: discriminatory laws and patriarchal social norms make it difficult for many women to have access to land.[9] Most women inherit according to the local interpretations of Sharia Law.

INDIA The average female life expectancy today in India is low compared to many countries, but it has shown gradual improvement over the years. In many families, especially rural ones, girls and women face nutritional discrimination within the family, and are anaemic and malnourished.[33] Almost half of adolescent girls are chronically malnourished.[156] In addition, poor nutrition during pregnancy often leads to birth complications.[156] The maternal mortality in India is the 56th highest in the world.[157] 42% of births in the country are supervised in Medical Institution. In rural areas, most of women deliver with the help of women in the family, contradictory to the fact that the unprofessional or unskilled deliverer lacks the knowledge about pregnancy

The average woman living in a rural area in India has little or no control over becoming pregnant. Women, particularly in rural areas, do not have access to safe and self-controlled methods of contraception. The public health system emphasises permanent methods like sterilisation, or long-term methods like IUDs that do not need follow-up. Sterilisation accounts for more than 75% of total contraception, with female sterilisation accounting for almost 95% of all sterilisations.[ The contraceptive prevalence rate for 2007/2008 was estimated at 54.8%. Women from lower castes Lower caste women in India have seen significant improvement in their status. Educated and financially well-off Dalit women used politics to achieve status, however, that many Dalit women who were involved in politics later declined due to increasing income and educational levels.[ The status of Dalit women within households is also noted to have been improved.[