Eve Teasing in Pakistan

theme Title The Condition of eveningnning Teasing in the Liberty grocery store and the DHA Commercial Areas of Lahore Course Title BBA English Submitted To Submitted By Date of endurance November 27, 2010 Executive summary Introduction Eve pesky is basi vociferation(a)y the make of harassing a woman populacely, deliverage vulgar remarks and essenti aloney making her sense uncomfortable to stroll freely in a public place. terra firma Eve tease dates far back to the time when the world started be liberal and for unconstipatedntider since wo men got their compensates back in the early 90s and gener whollyy became open in confiness of them working and being an alert member of the society.Purpose To highlight the alarming condition of eve teasing in the main commercialised atomic number 18as of Lahore, namely the gulberg Liberty market and the H and Y block markets of DHA. To shed light on the main issues pertaining from the act of eve teasing. Method Through a que stionnaire circulated amongst the people and interviewing the shop owners and authorities of the aforesaid(pre no.inal) areas. Conclusion We conclude that women of the age group (18-25 years), were majorly teased on public transports, and unremarkably by men in groups rather than a private male.And a give care that there are no real measures live withn as yet to end this menace or to deal with the defaulters. Recommendations To spread ken that eve teasing is an actual issue in our society. This would really economic aid in tar modeling the issue at the root so that the upcoming generations fuel be groomed accordingly.1. Introduction1. 1 Background Since this is an Islamic country, sexual badgering is non a topic that can be discussed openly. Hence the term eve-teasing came into being. It is used widely in major Asian countries too of which Pakistan is in earnest impact by this problem.Eve-teasing is basically the act of harassing women in public which is usually tire out e by groups of young men in public places, primal hangout spots, bus stops, in actual busses/trains, in workplaces and basically bothwhere a fille has the liberty to walk around freely. This act started ever since women became liberal and started being an active member of the society by working jobs, pick outting an education etc. Many men feel threaten by this, and feel that eve-teasing is the easiest vogue to put a woman in her place.Some do it be stupefy of this very reason, few do it to satisfy their inner urges and some just plainly do it as a recreational activity. Movies and TV often present eve teasing or stalking as mode of convincing the beautiful tender females to accept love proposals, and we dont really have a scarcity of hopeless romantics. Women are often criticized for inviting molesters by their seductive way of preening and make-up. This might be right in some cases and wrong in many. Its true that they dress openly at times entirely this is the 21st ce ntury and all of us should be open minded but sadly that is not at all the case.The teasing can be vocal teasing i. e passing indecent remarks more or less the target victims or non verbal teasing which includes winks, hand gestures and staring/leering at the victims. It can withal be a form of physical teasing much(prenominal) as cornering the victim, blocking their path, ping or groping the victim. It is common sight in a public recreational area where u see a maven girl or a group of girls waiting for their cars or having a casual discussion, and suddenly a car stops be perspective them whirl them a ride, teasing them and passing crude remarks.The girls are left disoriented and humiliated and in no position to do anything about it.1. 2 PurposeTo meditate the existence of eve teasing in major commercial areas of our societyTo find out various lovings of eve teasing acts that the victims have to go by dint ofTo determine the attitude of the jejuneness (18-25 years) towar ds eve teasingTo study the impact of eve teasing on the victimsTo find out the precautions and actions taken by the victims Our areas of study are the Liberty market in gulberg and the main commercial markets of H, Y and W blocks of DHA (defence housing authority).Questionnaires were distributed amongst students of FAST University who were residents of the single areas so as to get a good insight on the matter. The people questioned were mainly residents of the areas mentioned. give away owners in the respective areas were interviewed about the condition of eve-teasing in their area. The authorities were questioned about the measures they have taken to prevent eve teasing from becoming a norm.2. Findings Through our study, we examined the different modes of eve teasing.We found a lot of relevant information while conducting the check out. It was conducted in FAST-NU through a structured survey of 20 questions and was taken from 25 male and 25 female respondents who were resident s or frequent visitors of the respective areas the age group was 18-25 years. pic2. 1 constitute you ever face up eve teasing? The pursuance question was asked by us and we found that out of those 25 girls, 21 replied Yes to our question and unless 4 said No. This made it apparent that almost every girl now a day is becoming a victim of eve teasing. pic2. 2 Places where eve teasing is high Our research shows that the girls are mainly teased almost at every public place but the eve teasing rate is the highest i. e. 70% at the market areas as compared to road sides, parks, outside institutions and public transports.2. 3 Kinds of eve teasing Women faced different sweets of eve teasing mostly through a bunch up of guys who find it fun to harass women. Thus 68% of women are affected through the most common verbal eve teasing which includes whistling, passing vulgar comments etc. Others go through physical, visual and often both or at extreme cases, all kinds of teasing.2. 4 Do vic tims call for service of process? This act of harassment affects the self esteem of girls. They, the victim of eve teasing mostly do not call for help, and if they do, they dont get it because 66% people never helped any one as they think its not their business. Even the female respondents who had at peace(p) through eve teasing did not help others facing the same problem. Furthermore, only 24% female respondents took some action against it.2. 5 Cause of side effects of eve teasing disorder 50% of the respondents called the movie scenes as the voluminousgest cause of the side effects of eve teasing. 6% people were also seen in favor of internet influence playing a big role in producing eve teasers and 38% blamed parents grooming for such a thing.2. 6 Should Govt. Pass laws against eve teasing? Almost 34% people demanded for laws against eve teasing while only a minuscular percentage answered no.This suggests that the Government should strictly pass orders against eve teasing. C onclusion We concluded the following from the survey conducted which includes the personal interviews and the questionnaire.Eve-teasing is indeed a menace for visitors of the respective areas. The victims were usually teased by college boys in groups rather than a single male.Eve-teasing on public transports especially buses has made it the least preferred kernel of transport by women.Women do feel helpless in the hot pants of the situation but are not afraid to later on file a complaintWomen prefer to roam the high risk areas in groups and say that they feel secure in doing soThe more posh areas such as the DHA markets have controlled this problem by having special forces designated to patrol the areas in search of such situationsRecommendationsThe fact that eve teasing is a definite form of sexual harassment should be made public. A womens force should be deployed at the commercial areas and public transport stands so men do not dare attempt such an act, and even if they do ind ividual is there to provide hands on tending to the victims. Laws should be made to deal with the offenders. An effective law for this problem give be difficult to impose until and unless the mentality of our men-folk is changed about women. The medias help should be sought to spread awareness about the issue and maybe just maybe change the mentality.Appendix Survey Questionnaire Please fill the following information about yourself Age Gender M/F Eve teasing is a euphemism used in Pakistan for molestation of women by men. argue a problem related to law breaking in youth that ranges from sexually suggestive remarks groping, making lewd gestures, staring, whistling, touching, verbal blasting, stalking ,phone calls or even physical attacks. pic1. How do you usually commute? ( get across all applicable)a) mint stoppageb) Auto Rickshawc) By mobiled) Care) Others(please specify)______________2. Have you ever been teased by men at public places? (if NO, please move to question no. 9) a) Yesb) No3. What kind of eve teasing have you faced? (Tick all applicable)a) Verbal (comments, whistling, etc. )b) Physical (touching, feeling up, etc. )c) Visual (staring, gesticulating, etc. )d) Others (please specify) ___________________4. In your experience, eve teasing is done bya) Individualb) Groupc) Both5. How does eve teasing make you feel? (Tick all applicable)a) Feel Humiliatedb) Feel scaredc) Feel angryd) Feel degradede) It does not affect me at allf) I enjoy itg) Others(please specify) ______________________6. Have you ever reacted /take action when someone has teased you?a) Yesb) No7. If yes, how? (Tick all applicable)a) Retaliated verballyb) Retaliated physically. If yes, what did you do? ______________________c) Walked away and ignoredd) Asked others for helpe) Called the policef) Others (please specify) ______________________8. What type of help did you get from others when you were being teased? (Tick all applicable)a) Called the policeb) Got support from people aroundc) No Helpd) Others (please specify)9. Have you ever helped anyone being teased?a) Yes, specify how?b) No, why not?10. Is eve teasing a sort of flirting?a) Yesb) Noc) whitethornbe11. Do you think the way girl dress-up is a reason behind eve teasing?a) Yesb) Noc) May be12. Do you think conservatively dressed women havent gone through eve teasing?a) Yesb) Noc) May be13. Should girls be banned from all public places where they may encounter eve teasers?a) Yesb) Noc) May be14. Which one is the cause of the side effects of compulsive eve teasing disorder? Tick all applicable)a) Movie scenesb) Bad parentingc) Internet influenced) Others (please specify)15. Is eve teasing an unconditional part of our social culture?a) Yesb) Noc) May be16. Where is the eve teasing higher? (Tick all applicable)a) Outside institutional areab) Parksc) Road sidesd) Marketse) Public transport17. Should the government pass laws against eve teasing?a) Yesb) Noc) May be18. Do you think that maximum no. of ev e teaser are students?a) Yesb) Noc) May be19. Many women often take precautionary measures to ensure their rubber.Please tick the precautions you take/ your family asks you to take for your safety as a woman. (Tick all applicable)a) Avoid certain public places. Specify which kind of places _____________________b) Avoid going out alonec) Avoid wearing certain clothes, which may seem provocatived) Carry items such as pepper spray/ safety pins/ pen knife etc.e) I do not take any precautions as I feel safe in the cityf) None of the aboveg) Others (please specify) _______________________20. Would you like to give a suggestion about how to STOP eve teasing? 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