Exploring the Concept of Feminism among Young Urban women

Aurat March is held every year to highlight the issues of women. The present research was conducted to see how much women know about feminism along with Aurat March. A quantitative method with survey design was used for the present research and a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collec...

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Main Authors: Aneeqa Razzaq, Uzma Ashiq Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre of Excellence for Women’s Studies, University of Karachi 2022-09-01
Series:Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies
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Online Access:https://www.socialsciencejournals.pjgs-ws.com/index.php/PJGS/article/view/621
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description Aurat March is held every year to highlight the issues of women. The present research was conducted to see how much women know about feminism along with Aurat March. A quantitative method with survey design was used for the present research and a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from 350 young women of Lahore, Pakistan and15 to 24 years age range was selected. Standpoint theory by Dorothy E. Smith was taken as a theoretical framework to study the results. This research mainly covered the concept of feminism, its growth over time, how ‘Aurat March’ had played its role in the development of feminism, and how it was contributing to shaping the identity of young women. Content analysis was used for open-ended questions and one-way ANOVA along with descriptive statistics was used for closed-ended ones. Results showed that education plays no role in the increment of knowledge and in its quality. This study will help in filling the gaps in Pakistani literature and be base of future studies.
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spelling doaj.art-1501362d0bc74b30ad06b8246c3105fd2023-09-22T06:01:51ZengCentre of Excellence for Women’s Studies, University of KarachiPakistan Journal of Gender Studies2072-03942663-88862022-09-0122212410.46568/pjgs.v22i2.621590Exploring the Concept of Feminism among Young Urban womenAneeqa Razzaq0Uzma Ashiq Khan1Lahore college for women universityDepartment of Gender and Development Studies Lahore College for Women UniversityAurat March is held every year to highlight the issues of women. The present research was conducted to see how much women know about feminism along with Aurat March. A quantitative method with survey design was used for the present research and a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from 350 young women of Lahore, Pakistan and15 to 24 years age range was selected. Standpoint theory by Dorothy E. Smith was taken as a theoretical framework to study the results. This research mainly covered the concept of feminism, its growth over time, how ‘Aurat March’ had played its role in the development of feminism, and how it was contributing to shaping the identity of young women. Content analysis was used for open-ended questions and one-way ANOVA along with descriptive statistics was used for closed-ended ones. Results showed that education plays no role in the increment of knowledge and in its quality. This study will help in filling the gaps in Pakistani literature and be base of future studies.https://www.socialsciencejournals.pjgs-ws.com/index.php/PJGS/article/view/621aurat march feminismsocio-economic statuseducationsocial media
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