Stop leering: Police’s role in ending violence against women highlighted
Complainants need to be given comfortable environment at police stations so they could lodge complaints without fear.
Dr Parveen Ashraf, the facilitator, defined gender discrimination as an attitude or action that is taken with a bias towards individuals on the basis of their gender.
A civil society organisation held a training session with the Rawalpindi police on Tuesday, emphasising their role in ending the gender-based violence from the society.
The session was organised by the Potohar Organisation for Development Advocacy (PODA). Dr Parveen Ashraf, the facilitator, defined gender discrimination as an attitude or action that is taken with a bias towards individuals on the basis of their gender.
Associating certain professions with a particular gender is also an example of discrimination, said Noshaba Arif of PODA. The facilitator also explained the concept of sexual harassment at the workplace and the laws to curb such practices, adding that it is one of the most common issues faced by women.
On the role of the police, she said complainants need to be given a comfortable environment at the police stations where they could lodge their complaints without any fear.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 7th, 2014.