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‘We’ll teach them how to menstruate!’ Uproar after Pakistani feminism event featured NO WOMEN
22 Nov, 2019 11:44 / Updated 2 days ago
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A woman hold sign as she takes part in an Aurat March, or Women's March in Karachi, Pakistan March 8, 2018. © REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A feminism discussion organized by the Arts Council of Pakistan has been changed to include women, after social media users blasted the panel for being all-male.
The Karachi event, billed as “Feminism: The Other Perspective,” originally featured a panel of five prominent men involved in media, entertainment, and activism in Pakistan.The only woman included in the line-up was the event’s female moderator, whose name was put at the bottom of the promotional flyer. Social media users expressed near unanimous disgust with the panel, arguing that it reflected Pakistan’s extremely conservative, male-dominated society.
Atiya Abbas@AtiyaAbbas_
https://twitter.com/AtiyaAbbas_/status/1196735421855735808
should ve just called it men's day
and why are all these men agreeing to participating? @manelwatchpk
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5:22 AM - Nov 19, 2019
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One upset netizen accused the event organizers of "exploiting feminism" to benefit men.
Some criticism was more light-hearted. Comedian Shehzad Ghias Shaikh joked that he would be hosting a “workshop on how to menstruate,” followed by a talk on breastfeeding.
“Please join me in teaching the world about women’s lives,” he wrote on Twitter.
Responding to the backlash, the panel’s female moderator said that the discussion was meant to focus around what men “think and perceive about feminism,” the “other perspective.”
uzma alkarim@uzmaalkarim
https://twitter.com/uzmaalkarim/status/1197153134684131328
Hello all, We are now re-framing the event and including a more diverse group of speakers. Requesting all of you to attend as your participation will add value to the conversation around understanding "feminism” together.
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9:02 AM - Nov 20, 2019
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She announced that two women would be added to the panel and that the event’s name would be changed to “Understanding Feminism.”
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‘We’ll teach them how to menstruate!’ Uproar after Pakistani feminism event featured NO WOMEN
22 Nov, 2019 11:44 / Updated 2 days ago
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A woman hold sign as she takes part in an Aurat March, or Women's March in Karachi, Pakistan March 8, 2018. © REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
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A feminism discussion organized by the Arts Council of Pakistan has been changed to include women, after social media users blasted the panel for being all-male.
The Karachi event, billed as “Feminism: The Other Perspective,” originally featured a panel of five prominent men involved in media, entertainment, and activism in Pakistan.The only woman included in the line-up was the event’s female moderator, whose name was put at the bottom of the promotional flyer. Social media users expressed near unanimous disgust with the panel, arguing that it reflected Pakistan’s extremely conservative, male-dominated society.
Atiya Abbas@AtiyaAbbas_
https://twitter.com/AtiyaAbbas_/status/1196735421855735808
should ve just called it men's day
and why are all these men agreeing to participating? @manelwatchpk
55
5:22 AM - Nov 19, 2019
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26 people are talking about this
One upset netizen accused the event organizers of "exploiting feminism" to benefit men.
Some criticism was more light-hearted. Comedian Shehzad Ghias Shaikh joked that he would be hosting a “workshop on how to menstruate,” followed by a talk on breastfeeding.
“Please join me in teaching the world about women’s lives,” he wrote on Twitter.
Responding to the backlash, the panel’s female moderator said that the discussion was meant to focus around what men “think and perceive about feminism,” the “other perspective.”
uzma alkarim@uzmaalkarim
https://twitter.com/uzmaalkarim/status/1197153134684131328
Hello all, We are now re-framing the event and including a more diverse group of speakers. Requesting all of you to attend as your participation will add value to the conversation around understanding "feminism” together.
14
9:02 AM - Nov 20, 2019
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See uzma alkarim's other Tweets
She announced that two women would be added to the panel and that the event’s name would be changed to “Understanding Feminism.”
Like this story? Share it with a friend!
https://www.rt.com/news/474076-pakistan-feminist-panel-all-men/
