Equality“Equal rights for all, special privileges

for none” 

Presented To: Miss. Uzma Qazi

Presented By: Syed Anas Abdali

Dated: 7th March, 2014.

Semester: DBA-Spring-14

Equality

Equality means that state of being the same in Quantity, Measure, Value or Status.

In Law, it means that citizens are givenEqual Opportunities

without discrimination of Sex, Blood, Language, Social Origin or Religion.

American Equality

23rd Rank in Global Gender Gap Index 2013

Educational Attainment 1:1

8th Rank in Women’s Economic Opportunity Index

Yet 29.9% Violence Against Women

40% Pay Gap and women with children 10-15% less pay

18.3-20% Women in Parliament

Equality In United States :

Afro-Eurasian Equality

1st Rank in Global Gender Gap Index 2013

Educational Attainment 1:1

22th Rank in Women’s Economic Opportunity Index

Increase in Paid Paternity Leave

Yet Wage Gap is 28%

25% Violence Against Women

Equality In Iceland:

127th Rank in Global Gender Gap Index 2013

60% of Women In Universities

134th Rank in Women’s Economic Opportunity

Index

19.9% Women in Parliament

Yet Violence against women/children not seen as crime

Traveling Problem for Women

Afro-Eurasian Equality

Equality In Saudi Arabia :

RELIGIOUS EQUALITY

Qur’anic Verses

“O mankind! Fear your Lord Who (initiated) your creation

from a single soul, then from it created its mate, and

from these two spread (the creation of) countless men

and women.” (Al-Qur’an, 4:1)

“And according to usage, women too have rights over

men similar to the rights of men over women.”

(Al-Qur’an, 2:228)

Is Gender Inequality is Faith-based?

“Men, however, have an advantage over them.”

(Al-Qur’an, 2:228)

“Men are guardians and managers over women.”

(Al-Qur’an, 4:34)

“Men will have a share of what they earn, and women

will have a share of what they earn.”(Al-Qur’an, 4:32)

Qur’anic Verses

Appointment of Shifa bint Abdullah by Caliph Umar as

in-charge of a bazaar;

(Ibn Hazm, al-Mahalla, 9:429)

Prophet’s (PBUH) act of consulting Umm-e-Salama on

the occasion of Sulh-a-Hudaybiya;

(Ibn Hajar Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, 6:275)

Prophetic Traditions

conclusion

For detailed answers mail me at:anu.abdali@gmail.com