ISLAMABAD (Sapeher Times) Educating women helps in economic development and prosperity

(Asghar Ali Mubarak)
ISLAMABAD (Sapeher Times) Girls’ education in Muslim communities: An international conference is to be held in Islamabad on January 11-12, 2025 on the theme of “Challenges and Opportunities”. Women are an important part of society, which Islam has given a high status and status in every form.
Islam is the first religion in the world to give rights to women, and one of these rights is the right to education.
Women can only move forward by adorning and empowering them with the jewel of education. Empowering women is indispensable for the social development and prosperity of any country. The role of women is of great importance in ensuring the stability of any nation. Education and economic independence are the true guarantee of women’s freedom and development. Our religion Islam has given women full rights and now it is our responsibility to provide women with their rightful place and protection in society.
Women’s empowerment, education helps in economic prosperity, poverty reduction, awareness of basic facilities for staying healthy, increasing job opportunities and economic prosperity.
In fact, a man’s education is a While the education of an individual is considered the education of the entire family, Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, through his poetry, has encouraged women to acquire knowledge according to Islamic values.
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had said: “There are two powers in the world, one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is fierce competition and rivalry between these two. There is another power more powerful than these two and that is women.” Women are a part of society, without women the stability and development of the human race is impossible. The importance and virtue of acquiring knowledge has been described directly or indirectly in about five hundred places in the Holy Quran. Then this religion has made acquiring education mandatory for women as well as men.
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) has said: “The acquisition of knowledge is mandatory for every man and woman.” The Constitution of Pakistan also guarantees equal opportunities for education without any gender discrimination.
The survival and stability of society, physical and spiritual well-being are due to women. A woman in the form of a mother is a priceless story of selfless love, compassion, empathy, sacrifice and selflessness.
A woman in the form of a wife is a beautiful story of sincerity, loyalty and desire. A woman is the best blessing of Allah Almighty in the form of a sister and the mercy of God in the form of a daughter.
The truth is that a woman is the pinnacle of humanity. The religion of Islam has determined her status by giving women equal status and status to men.
Women should be provided with equal opportunities to pursue education. Educated women play an important role in promoting national development.
It is important that women get education and play their role in different walks of life so that the pace of national development is accelerated because women can play an effective role for rapid development.
The government has launched a project called ‘Udan Pakistan’ in which high targets have been set for economic growth and exports as well as social sectors.
Women’s empowerment is the foundation of economically strong countries. When more women work, the economy develops due to an increase in manpower and thus consumption increases.
In the developed era, the traditional role of women has changed. Women are playing a significant role in various walks of life, along with fulfilling their traditional responsibilities. The biggest and most important reason for this is the tendency of women to get educated.
It is important for women to get educated and play their role in various walks of life so that the pace of national development accelerates because women can play an effective role for rapid development,
Women should also contribute along with men to achieve the goals of national development.
The participation of women will not only double the country’s workforce but will also ensure the availability of a large number of committed teachers, bureaucrats, scientists, engineers and experts in various fields.
The economic development of women depends on the provision of financial resources to them. Only by eliminating gender discrimination and providing equal rights can backwardness be eliminated,
More than half of the country’s population cannot be kept apart from the stream of development. Women should also contribute along with men to achieve the goals of national development.
The participation of women will not only double the country’s workforce but will also ensure the availability of a large number of committed teachers, bureaucrats, scientists, engineers, and experts in various fields.The economic development of women depends on the provision of financial resources to them. Only by eliminating gender discrimination and providing equal rights can backwardness be eliminated.
More than half of the country’s population cannot be left out of the development stream. Along with men, women must also contribute to achieving the goals of national development.
The participation of women will not only double the country’s workforce but will also ensure the availability of a large number of committed teachers, bureaucrats, scientists, engineers and experts in various fields. UN Women says that at the current pace of investment, more than 340 million women and girls will remain in extreme poverty by 2030.
Investments are needed in programs that help end violence against women and promote women’s participation and leadership in economies, digital technology, peacebuilding and climate action.
Protecting women’s rights and their economic growth depend on providing sustainable development finance so that countries can spend on the well-being of women and girls.
Today, developing countries need an additional $360 billion per year to overcome gender inequality by 2030 under the Sustainable Development Goals.
However, women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises currently need an additional $1.7 trillion. By addressing the challenges women face in accessing credit for small and medium-sized businesses, annual incomes could increase by 12 percent by 2030.
In addition, women also need access to land, information, technology and natural resources. Women lack access to the internet, which is now a basic requirement for starting a business.
Although one-third of the world’s employed women are involved in agriculture, in 87 percent of countries they do not have the same rights as men to own land or agricultural land. These are the countries where data is available.
When women have equal access to, ownership of and use of resources, they can invest in themselves by improving their well-being and education, starting businesses or building better societies for themselves through their income. In many contexts, women’s economic empowerment helps reduce gender-based violence, increase their political and social participation and leadership, and reduce the risk of harm.
When women advance in the workforce, they are better positioned to exercise their authority and claim their rights. However, these goals cannot be achieved by simply doing any work or job. Work must be productive and free, equitable, safe and dignified.
Around 60 percent of employed women worldwide work in the informal sector, and in low-income countries this figure is as high as 90 percent. Even when women are employed, they earn 20 percent less than men. Some women earn even less, including women of color and mothers.
Gender inequality in income alone costs the world more than twice the global GDP.
Measures such as introducing wage transparency, ensuring equal pay for the same work, and access to care services can help reduce the gender pay gap in the workplace. When women’s businesses succeed, they can create jobs and foster innovation.
Closing the gender gap in employment could increase global GDP by 20 percent. Everyone needs care. The current social organization of this work or care reflects deep inequalities in status and power and often exploits working women and girls. Women spend almost three times as much time on unpaid care and household work as men. The gender gap in unpaid care work is a major driver of inequality and reduces opportunities for women and girls to access education, well-paid work, public life, leisure and recreation. Every year, women around the world do at least $10.8 trillion in unpaid work. This is three times the size of the global technology industry.
Transforming this care system would have three benefits. It would free up time for women, create jobs in the care sector and increase the supply of care services to those in need. It is estimated that closing the current gap in care services and expanding well-paid work programs could create an estimated 300 million jobs by 2035.
Women face multiple threats to their safety. Gender-based violence, war, food insecurity and lack of social protection are particularly prominent.