GENDER DISCRIMINATION - By Misbah Hayat Bhatti

A girl is a mother’s pride a father’s deep adoration what is the difference of importance So undue? For a girl, the mutuality of parentage eschew”

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Gender discrimination is widely debated issue, especially in Pakistan. This issue affected our economic growth. Even though government has made some laws but making laws is not enough. We should bring them to practice. The NGO’S and other social organizations, they are working on national and international level should make their best efforts in this regard.

Discrimination among women starts from their childhood. They are not allowed to play with boys though they are helpful for their mental and physical growth. Sexual harassment including rape is one of the most common crimes in Pakistan. The human rights commission has stated that after every three hours a rape is occur. The Islamic law Hadood (limits) ordinance has appealed against the provision of Pakistan Islamic code related to rape cases. This law requires the evidence of four male Muslims in order to five punishments to accused person; otherwise raped women cannot testify that the crime is committed against her. In these cases about 50% women in Pakistan jails and are waiting for their fate.

Discrimination in Pakistan is mostly done based on gender. .especially the females are discriminated due to our socio-culture problems. In our country, especially in NWFP, Baluchistan, Sindh and our rural Punjab discrimination rate is very high. In these area women are killed on honour. (which is known as “karo-kari” in Sindh),A woman who is perceived as being “disobedient” to her husband or the husband’s family may also fall victim to an honour killing, or may be badly battered, burned by fire, or disfigured by acid attacks. Women are not permitted to go to market in order to purchase daily use product. They have no right to get education; even they have not given the right to caste vote. This narrow minded approach has affected the mindsets of women so badly in such areas that they just kept intact in house. Early marriages to old and mature men are also one example of gender discrimination in Pakistan. The women are considered to born only for the sake of marriage and later controlling and upbringing the family.

In our country, Pakistan very difficult to survive for a women. Due to discrimination they have not given priority to get jobs. If she gets the job chances of her promotion to a higher position are very low as compared to male. At the work place they do not get the equal rights as a male has. In Pakistan laws are made but not implemented Equal employment opportunity describes that there should be no discrimination based on gender, race etc. but unfortunately, this law is violated in most of the organizations in Pakistan.

In other provinces like sindh, marriage with Quran is common practice although it is illegal, still it’s happen there. Women are forced to live without marrying throughout their life. This is mostly done to grab the property of sisters and daughters or to keep to keep the property from division or going outside the family. Women are not given properly right to get their share from property. As in QURAN it is mentioned.

Quotation from ‘Unveiling Islam’,

“In apportioning inheritance, a woman should receive half of what a man receives;” (Surah 4:11)

Similarly women in Pakistan are 28% of the total labour force and they generate 40% of the production, but in Pakistan female workers are given a very less pay as compared to males. Similarly women are not provided proper health facilities in rural areas although 70% of the population of our country belongs to rural areas. In Pakistan, as family system is patriarchal so they have always to compromise in all matters of life with the decisions taken by male members.

Women in USA UK and European countries are provided proper health education and employment opportunities. Research conducted in USA, according to this research, females working in America media receive almost half salary for the same amount of work as compared to men. Through providing equal employment opportunities, they are not only contributing to their society, but also positively affecting their economies.

In Pakistan women participation in politics is not encourages by society.

If we want to see our country developed, we need to resolve all social issues regarding gender discrimination. One thing should remember that ALLAH has created different physical characteristic of both genders, but has given equal mental capacity to both men and women.

First,Economic empowerment is thus the key to eliminating gender discrimination in society. Designing a gender-responsive employment promotion policy is the need of the hour. The wasteful discrimination that blights the developmental potential of our country needs to be removed to spur economic growth and development.There are multiple ways to improve gender balance in the country which will enhance the non-traditional security and for reducing gender discrimination against females and providing them equal chances at the work place and in the society. First, the constitution of the Pakistan guarantees equal rights to all its citizens and so many laws guarantee equal chances of employment to both sexes; but neither government nor private organizations are acting upon those laws. Therefore a committee comprising of Judges, Representative of Ministry of Women Development, Media, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), should be constituted to inspect and investigate the matters of gender discrimination in work force.

Second, Government through media must start a mass awareness campaign on gender discrimination in employment. Especially the female employees must be informed about their rights and privileges. Third, NGOs should also come forward and highlight the cases of gender discrimination and help and support the victimized female employees in getting justice. Fourth, government should compel both public and private organizations to prepare annual reports regarding their human resource development. In that report they show how many male and female employees were appointed in the last year, what is the proportion of male and female employees in their total employment and government must appoint the females in each organization with the right proportion of their availability in the labor market and thus correct the past number mistake in employment. Fifth, there is a need to invest more and more on female education because they are more than half of population in the country, and effort should be made by the government for entering more female in management and decision making posts in employment.

The main question arises who is responsible for this gender discrimination, our government orwe.

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Misbah Hayat Bhatti (Misbahhayat567@gmail.com)

Muhammad Hasnat Bhatti (Hasnat786@live.com)

Employee Retention

Employee Retention

One of the most critical issues facing organizations nowadays is how to retain the employees they want to keep. Nowadays retention is become a more challenging work for organizations. Embedding your employees by building and creating the better communication, fulfill the need assessment of employees. It is very hard to track the talent from the population therefore it is indeed to maintain that talent. The most of the organizations conduct the exit interviews whereas, they asked regarding the feedback which is one of the most lucrative for getting the deficiency about the job. Exit interviews are used to collect data on why employees are leaving an organization. In a SHRM survey of HR professionals on the use of routine organizational practices related to talent management, 61% of the respondents reported that they used this type of interview. Exit interviews are popular because they generate immediate data on why an employee is leaving. They can also help an organization salvage a valued employee. Moreover, they can serve public-relations function by ending the employment relationship on a positive note.

Employee retention is one of the most crucial steps that may be uncontrollable for an organization but as long as the author concerned it can be diminish by utilizing the different strategic plans Such as Compensation & Benefits, Performance Appraisal, and Social Activities. Organizations are liable to provide the different membership programs for their employees whereas employee will get together and they can discuss readily throughout the social activities such as “BOL” has introduced all facilities for their employees and it is perfectionism that will retain employees for the long-term.

There are extensive and resourceful strategically plans to interact and give the affections to employee’s ultimately employees will retain for the long term. Organizations should play the win-win situation whereas they work as a team players and leaders. There are few steps that organization must follow:

1. Right person should be placed to right Job
2. Provide the recognition and responsibility
3.  Pay for Performance 
4.  Provide the Training in case of uncertain situation
5. open communication between employees and management
6.  Employee participation & Employee Engagement
7.  Competitive advantage
8.  Offers direct & indirect benefits & Packages
9.   Re-evaluate your benefits package
10.  Promotion plans for competent employees

It is primary responsibility of HR managers that they should play as a neutral role they should lead from transactional and transformational based by recognizing the valued employees such as Employee Value Proposition (EVP) the total package of extrinsic and intrinsic rewards provided to employees in exchange for joining, performing, and remaining with the organization. Furthermore leveraging on benefits through individual needs and preferences, there shouldn’t be biasness always promote on fairly based like equal employee opportunity. Supervision dominance should be diminishing ultimately employees will de-motivated and its effects on productivity.

Effectively managing retention in your organization isn’t easy. It takes extensive analysis, a thorough understanding of the many strategies and practices available, and the ability to put retention plans into action and learn from their outcomes. But given the increasing difficulty of keeping valued employees on board in the face of major shifts in the talent landscape, it is well worth the effort. Training is also necessary for each employee from supervisors to managers and creates the effective relationship with subordinates; supervisors are accountable and responsible for retention, Create the neat and clean environment which enhances the culture development. 

    

  

Work-Life Balance & Employees-Employer Relationship

Work-Life Balance & Employees-Employer Relationship 

Keywords: Work Life Balance, Management Cooperation & Behavior, Benefits for employees

Employees are essential and role model for any organization, there are only employees who can achieve the organizational objectives by their will power because when there is will there is everything and this will comes from the immediate supervisors and management cooperation. Employees are assets for any organization and they are our internal customers further the author has divided into different categories that is indeed for the employees and employers.

Considering the main objective to retaining the employees it would be work-life balance which is most important factor for the both Employees-employer. Keeping the scenario of Pakistan where Female is always being discriminated when they getting pregnancy even most of the Interview form it has mentioned that are you married? If yes then how will you manage during the pregnancy? This is real fact and it is mostly occurs in banking industry and these female isn’t allowed to take the rest for the long term and most of the organization avoiding to hire married female while, when we talk about male has also the some others reason and they can’t make the work life balance huge work at office this would create very panic for employees and they dilute and ultimately effect on the health. Recently an article has been published in HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW and they conclude the Manage your work manage your life because overload may caused very critical condition while in Pakistani Companies they are not providing the fringe benefits and social life like Membership in Clubs, Annual Dinner, Picnic and so on…..

This is primary onus of an organization to provide the facilities. Once I was conducting the interviews and an employee has come to me and said that “I am de-motivated from my organization I asked why? Immediately he responded that “My father was hospitalized and I conveyed message to my immediate supervisor that I can’t come tomorrow due to illness of my father, I have to go doctor for checkup during my absence they did call me and shouted out a warning, I was worried and shocked to see them because there isn’t emotionality them even they shouted out, I was not feeling shame for my absenteeism, I was shocked that they even didn’t ask me that how’s your father? For this purpose I became a de-motivated and feeling upset because management hasn’t co-operated me”.

Male executives admitted that they don’t prioritize their families enough. To support and manage your life you need to apply the strategic and follow the main goals because most of the organization isn’t yours as there is proverb that Boss is always right, Mostly companies are not consider your feelings they merely need to maintain their profit but how? Without employees it is impossible. Every author has different perceptions but according to my opinion family always comes 1^st, job is also important but family, parents who enable us to become on this stage and make efforts for us should we leave them?  Should we then alone?

• ·         Always build better relationship
• ·         Direction & Strategic Policies always be clear
• ·         Companies must facilities with fringe benefits, Overtime, Rewards, Training and Leave policies
• ·         Don’t involve into office politics
• ·         Give the ownership and partnership to employees by contributing the work, If you assign task then also give  them power
• ·       Don’t give more time to companies in rare cases it would be OK but regularly it is affect you life. Some people working too much and they are giving more time at office while at home their family members are waiting for him, If there is accident happening or any problem occurring with you then organization will not support you, family will support you    

Executives of both sexes consider the tension between work and family to be primarily a women’s problem.

Politics – is it Strategy or Business

Referring to different authors and every author has their own point of views.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business (Winston Churchill). Furthermore Otto von Bismarck stated that “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best”

As we live in modern world and luckily we are able to access anything like 3G and 4G connectivity whereas we are not only able to watch the talk shows about the politician but also we can conclude the talk shows through the twitter.

The political history commencement since the narrative, ideas, perception and movements approaches. It is true that our past was very much worst but gradually it develop and bolster, our martyrs scarify their lives for making the prospective Pakistan whereas everyone have right to go anywhere, an outstanding Pakistan which grounded on Unity, Faith and Discipline But considering the current situation and circumstances, is this same Pakistan? Does a person have awareness regarding the worth of politics?

Some people believes that Pakistanis politics is broken into different parts and many parties leaders doesn’t considered as a Pakistani citizen due to having the dual nationality, this is true. Political leaders should have focus group and one direction ultimately fills people needs and desire, implement the strategies for the long term not for the short term. Government can’t be run without the bolster and team of people. Pakistan continues to face extraordinary challenges on the security and law enforcement front. The country has suffered greater military, law enforcement, and civilian casualties in fighting extremism and terrorism than almost any other country. In the midst of this difficult security situation, Pakistan's civilian government remains weak, ineffectual, and corrupt this is merely because of they does politics such as a business, saving and investing in the biggest projects. Why our politician has failed to deliver the people? Due to Uncertain situation politician are failed to make the proper strategies whereas only people must be focused group.

Let me explain one thing which is very essential that in others countries politician, leaders and managers they arrived on time in public meeting where the leaders wait for the people but keeping the example of Pakistani trend the leaders always late comers and people would be waiting for their leaders even 5 and 5 hours waiting…… Is this true politician business earner?

ALAS! In these days, the scenario of Pakistani politics it’s like a win-win situation. The partially government running by PML-N, remaining run by PPP and other parties are fielders who attempting to protect the both stakeholders.

This type of circumstance is very panic for the people of Pakistan and few politicians demolishing the education. Through Education we can change ourselves, we can change our home towns, we can change the mind of others, we can change the people, we can change the society and we can change the Pakistani Politicians.

       “The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” 
― John F. Kennedy

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Humanity as a Religion

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

I love mankind; there are many things which are unfavorable although, I still consider that humans are actually good at heart. Humanity expresses the feeling of loving for other so as to classify our kindness and which is enjoined in all the wisdom traditions of the world, is banished to the margins of our consciousness. While we are belonging in that state where we are clashing on the religion base, according to my own personal opinion faith in religion has simply entire part of human.

The Human activities identifies as religious that describe the occupation of a person by caring and serving as human thus we need to care for the human in spite of everything we are human, those who help for others soon they will be proved fruitful while someone has quoted that goods can not contain value because they are simply useful: what is of value is human execution according to the morality of high caliber.

Today’s the circumstances has modify I know this concept may be old for new generation and there is possibility of neglecting as the humanity is the best, this is the main reason that we couldn’t convey our messages to others and conceal the information. That’s the essential reason that our state is undeveloped instead of this most of the universities they have adapted “Humanity & Religion” as individual subject I merely eager wants to question from young generation if you are already involved in this subject, have you applied practically and try to extend your message to all over the world? If their answer is “No” then sorry to say your major subject is worthless. Thus, if you are enrolled in this subject then you must be able to spread your message in appropriate manner that will be applicable for you. Being a philanthropic it is my primary responsibility to identify the major terms of human as a religion whereas our state is burning by the name of humanity. Basically real classification of religion is re-establishing the ligament with God while there are many people who disagree from this point of view.

A religion is a planned compilation of beliefs, cultural systems, as well as world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Several religions have narratives, symbols, furthermore sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world

According to Constitution of Pakistan, They Guaranteed towards the freedom of religion in Pakistan for individuals and sects, Pakistan gained independence in 1947 and it was entirely secular, and has subsequently become an Islamic republic since 1956. It is estimated that 95% of Pakistanis are Muslims (75% Sunni and 20% Shia), while the remaining 5% includes Christians, Sikhs and Hindus. But literally we have forgotten the Humanity and even don’t care for others, people are dying and no one is to be concerned for them, is this same Pakistan? A nation will be able to grow when there will be spreading education and humanity this is foundation of unity, faith and discipline. While I am confusing that today’s Pakistan have the unity, faith & discipline where people have been targeting by their religion and they have been murdered.

Concerning this state of affairs we have to change ourselves towards the helping others by Unity, faith & discipline.

Last but not least I must mention the quote that “When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.

Individuality harassment faces by girls/women in Pakistan

“Bravery, give up, willpower, commitment, hardiness, sympathy, ability, guts. That’s what girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.” While in Pakistan it is absolutely descending and they are victimizing the rape.

Recently Muzafargarh issue has shown the fact that our nation is going toward the back whereas our sisters aren’t safe in this country and they are facing detrimental condition in Pakistan. A 40-year-old widow was gang raped by the five men of her village on orders of a panchayat in Mauza Rakh Tibba Sharqi area of Muzaffargarh district. Though I can’t say these people are fearless but I must say that these are despicable man who involve in these type of crime and I am feeling shame that our government has taken the notice but no any extreme action has taken against immoral and criminal people.

According to sources figures from all over Pakistan shows that most of the districts from where the highest prevalence of VAW has been reported are in the Punjab as around 700 cases of rape/gang rape and 12 of sexual assault were reported only in the Punjab.

Rape cases increasing gradually which highly effect on our culture as well as our country, Muzafargarh incident has reprimand toward the failure state furthermore someone has said that “Give me good mother I will give you a good nation”. These types of repulsive incident entirely eradicated to our country thus we can’t refute the contribution of women especially in Pakistan whereas I would mention their name who is not only encourage the Pakistan but also empower to women in Pakistan included

Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah

Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto

Begum Nusrat Bhutto

Fahmida Mirza

Asma Sherazi

Shireen Mazari

Aasma Jahangir

Bilquis Edhi

Zubaida Jalal

This is fact that current government has failed to protect and secure even though sexual harassment is also increases in Pakistan therefore government should implement the law and it is the primary responsibility of judiciary that they should enforce the law.