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| India-Pakistan |
| Women a 'nuisance' for police? |
| 2016-02-02 |
| [DAWN] CULTURAL and societal values, prejudices and customs tend to be accepted unquestioningly and reflected in all aspects of society. Often, they are also resistant to change. Society, during the course of its evolution, has treated women as inferior, with matriarchal societies a rare exception. Despite the development of complex and sophisticated social structures, women have been consigned to the periphery. Even in the West, more specifically the US, which stands as the standard bearer for women's emancipation, the right to vote was pledged after decades of struggle in 1912 by the forerunners of modern-day feminists. Hence, it is only to be expected that governance structures have been dominated by a patriarchal set-up and led by men with a vested interest in sustaining male hegemony. Indeed, the impact of this culturally sanctioned male dominance on the justice system can be so overwhelming that even the best of legislation remains open to distorted implementation. The most important area of the present complex governance structure in Pakistain is the criminal justice system, with the front office being the cop shoppe, which is the locus of interaction between the institution and the common man across the country. Male chauvinism and hegemonic practices therefore have a strong influence on the biased behaviour of police towards women. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 You sir, are in deep doo |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-02-02 19:13 |
| #1 Just for Police? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-02-02 13:39 |