Eve Teasing in Pakistan

Report Title The Condition of Eve Teasing in the Liberty Market and the DHA Commercial Areas of Lahore Course Title BBA English Submitted To Submitted By Date of submission November 27, 2010 Executive summary Introduction Eve teaser is basi bandy the act of harassing a woman comm except, passing vulgar remarks and funda ment solelyy making her feel uncomfortable to stroll freely in a macrocosm place. Background Eve prickteaser dates far back to the clip when the world started being liberal and evennntideningnntideningr since women got their rights back in the wee 90s and generally became open in terms of them work and being an active member of the gritty society.Purpose To highlight the alarming condition of eve fractious in the master(prenominal) commercial aras of Lahore, namely the gulberg Liberty grocery store and the H and Y block markets of DHA. To shed light on the main issues pertaining from the act of eve minx. Method Through a capitulumnaire circulated am ongst the tribe and interviewing the let out owners and authorities of the aforementioned areas. Conclusion We concluded that women of the age group (18-25 years), were majorly rag on everyday transports, and usually by men in groups sort of than a single male.And also that there are no tangible measures organizen as yet to end this menace or to give out with the defaulters. Recommendations To spread awareness that eve bedevil is an actual issue in our society. This would really help in training the issue at the root so that the upcoming generations can be groomed accordingly.1. Introduction1. 1 Background Since this is an Moslem country, sexual Harassment is non a topic that can be discussed openly. Hence the term eve- cranky came into being. It is used widely in major Asiatic countries too of which Pakistan is seriously affected by this problem.Eve- dun is basically the act of harassing women in public which is usually done by groups of young men in public places, primary hangout spots, bus stops, in actual busses/trains, in workplaces and basically bothwhere a girl has the liberty to walk most freely. This act started ever since women became liberal and started being an active member of the society by working jobs, getting an education etc. many men feel threatened by this, and feel that eve-teasing is the easiest way to put a woman in her place.Some do it because of this very reason, some do it to see 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 feminines to assent love proposals, and we dont really have a s simple machineceness of hopeless romantics. Women are often criticized for inviting molesters by their seductive way of dressing and fool-up. This aptitude be right in some cases and wrong in many. Its true that they dress openly at times merely this is the twenty-first century and all of us should be ope n minded but sadly that is not at all the case.The teasing can be communicative teasing i. e passing indecent remarks round the target victims or non verbal teasing which includes winks, hand gestures and staring/leering at the victims. It can also be a form of physical teasing such as cornering the victim, blocking their path, ping or groping the victim. It is crude sight in a public recreational area where u see a single girl or a group of girls waiting for their cars or having a casual discussion, and suddenly a car stops beside them offering them a ride, teasing them and passing crude remarks.The girls are left confounded and humiliated and in no position to do anything about(predicate) it.1. 2 PurposeTo canvas the existence of eve teasing in major commercial areas of our societyTo find out various kinds of eve teasing acts that the victims have to go doneTo determine the attitude of the youth (18-25 years) towards eve teasingTo study the impact of eve teasing on the vict imsTo find out the precautions and actions chance onn 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 respective areas so as to get a good insight on the matter. The concourse promontoryed were mainly residents of the areas mentioned. Shop owners in the respective areas were interviewed about the condition of eve-teasing in their area. The authorities were headlanded 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 survey. 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 residents or frequent visitors of the respective areas the age group was 18-25 years. pic2. 1 Have you ever faced eve teasing? The following question was asked by us and we found that out of those 25 girls, 21 replied Yes to our question and only 4 said No. This make it apparent that nigh every girl now a day is becoming a victim of eve teasing. pic2. 2 Places where eve teasing is higher Our search shows that the girls are mainly badger 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 kinds of eve teasing mostly through a bunch 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 victims call for help? This act of harassment affects the self wonder of gi rls. 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 bring forward its not their business. Even the female respondents who had gone through eve teasing did not help others facing the same problem. Further more(prenominal), 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 biggest 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% diabolical parents grooming for such a thing.2. 6 Should Govt. Pass rightfulnesss against eve teasing? Almost 34% people demanded for laws against eve teasing while only a small percentage answered no.This suggests that the Government should strictly pass orders against eve teasing. Conclusion We concluded the following from the survey conducted which in cludes 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 e modifiedly buses has made it the to the lowest degree preferred means of transport by women.Women do feel helpless in the heat of the situation but are not shitless 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 strive such an act, and even if they do someone is there to provide custody on assistance to the vict ims. Laws should be made to deal with the offenders. An effective law for this problem will 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 interest fill the following information about yourself Age Gender M/F Eve teasing is a euphemism used in Pakistan for torment of women by men. Consider a problem related to law rupture 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 deepen? (Tick all applicable)a) Bus 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 ap plicable)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 case 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 a nyone being teased?a) Yes, specify how?b) No, wherefore not?10. Is eve teasing a sort of flirting?a) Yesb) Noc) maybe11. 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 harbourt 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 innate 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) worldly concern transport17. Should the government pass laws against eve teasing?a) Yesb) Noc) May be18. Do you think that maximum no. of eve teaser are students?a) Yesb) Noc) May be19. Many women ofte n take precautionary measures to ensure their safety.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 vesture certain clothes, which may seem provocatived) Carry items such as rain cats and dogs 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 distributor point eve teasing? Data acquired.