VC Sindh Varsity To Form Anti-harassment Cells To Protect Women

The speakers, at a seminar on Thursday, emphasized the importance to protect female students from harassment and called for creating broader space and fair treatment of women by men in society especially at workplaces including universities

HYDERABAD, Aug. 24 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Aug, 2017 ) : The speakers, at a seminar on Thursday, emphasized the importance to protect female students from harassment and called for creating broader space and fair treatment of women by men in society especially at workplaces including universities.

The speakers encouraged female students to move ahead freely with their academic activities without any fear on Sindh University campus, proposing varsity administration to immediately setup �anti-harassment cells� in every academic department and center in order to ensure protection of girl students.

They said this while addressing the seminar titled �Women Protection: Social and Legal Aspects� organized by the Institute of English Language and Literature, University of Sindh, Jamshoro at Shaikh Ayaz Auditorium, Arts Faclty Building in collaboration with Sindh Police.

Presided over by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammed Burfat, the seminar was attended by Additional Inspector General of Police Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi, former Secretary Amnesty International Iqbal Ahmed Detho, Senior Analyst Ghulam Nabi Morai, Analyst & Researcher Asghar Ali Soomro, ASP Hyderabad Zahida Parveen and Director SU�s Institute of English Language & Literature (IELL) Prof.

Dr. Rafique Ahmed Memon, besides the faculty and a large number of female students of the university. The Vice Chancellor emphasized the need for changing socio-cultural behaviour and trends in society towards women who he said, were found insecure even within their families for a variety of reasons.

He announced to setup cells in all 57 departments and centers to address the issue of harassment of women on the proposal given by one of the speakers Asghar Soomro. These anti-harassment cells would soon come up with a gender policy, he promised and called for cooperation of the faculty and students in further developing the Alma Mater.

Dr. Burfat observed that a particular feudalistic approach was responsible for mistreatment of women in the province, emphasizing the role of parents in bridging emotional, psychological and communication gap with their children.

This gap actually was largely responsible for major incidents involving women; the female students must share every happening with their parents, they should make their parents as the best friends�, he added.

However, Dr. Burfat said, female student must continue their journey in quest of education and research at SU without any fear as being the vice chancellor, I am here to ensure the protection of girl students on the campus.