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{{short description|Women Democratic Front}} {{short description|Pakistani independent socialist-feminist organization}}
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|formation = 2018 | formation = 2018
|name = Women Democratic Front (WDF) | name = Women Democratic Front (WDF)
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⚫ |leader_name = ]<ref name="first">{{cite news |title=Women's Democratic Front launched to build a vibrant, socialist and a feminist movement |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/212473/womens-democratic-front-launched-to-build-a-vibrant-socialist-and-a-feminist-movement/ |work=Daily Times |date=9 March 2018}}</ref>
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|focus = socialist-feminism, support women for healing from oppression
⚫ | leader_name2 = ]<ref name="first">{{cite news |title=Women's Democratic Front launched to build a vibrant, socialist and a feminist movement |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/212473/womens-democratic-front-launched-to-build-a-vibrant-socialist-and-a-feminist-movement/ |work=Daily Times |date=9 March 2018}}</ref>
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'''Women Democratic Front (WDF)''' is an independent ]-] organization based in ]. It was founded in ] on 8 March 2018 by ] who is a feminist and human rights activist since 33 years.<ref name="first" /> '''Women Democratic Front''' ('''WDF''') is a Pakistani independent ]-] organization. It was founded in the federal capital ] on March 8, 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Hasan |title=Pakistani Women Are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/world/pakistan-women-human-rights/ |date=28 September 2021}}</ref> by hundreds of delegates from ], ], ] and ].<ref name="first" />


WDF aims to unite women across the country to build a socialist feminist movement to transform the International Women’s Day celebration in Pakistan into real means of action.<ref name="DT-12Oct">{{cite news |title=Women’s Democratic Front launched to build a vibrant, socialist and a feminist movement |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/212473/womens-democratic-front-launched-to-build-a-vibrant-socialist-and-a-feminist-movement/ |accessdate=12 October 2019 |publisher=Daily Times}}</ref> The manifesto and constitution of WDF strives to a broad-based struggle against capitalism, patriarchy, religious fascism and national oppression and Pakistan’s authoritarian political system.<ref>{{cite news |title=WDF demands to repeal ban on media coverage of KP’s girls’ schools {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/30/wdf-demands-to-repeal-ban-on-media-coverage-of-kps-girls-schools/ |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> WDF aims to unite women across the country to build a socialist feminist<ref>{{cite book |title=She Who Struggles |url=https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348247/she-who-struggles/}}</ref> movement to transform the International Women's Day celebration in Pakistan into real means of action.<ref name="first" /> The manifesto and constitution of WDF strives to a broad-based struggle against capitalism, patriarchy, religious fascism, national oppression and Pakistan's authoritarian political system.<ref name="www.pakistantoday.com.pk">{{cite news |title=WDF demands to repeal ban on media coverage of KP's girls' schools {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/30/wdf-demands-to-repeal-ban-on-media-coverage-of-kps-girls-schools/ |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>


Women’s Democratic Front (WDF) was inaugurated after the ], 2018 when a large number of students working women, intellectuals and political activists gathered to celebrate ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Reflection of increasing awareness, acceptance of women’s rights |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/290051-reflection-of-increasing-awareness-acceptance-of-women-s-rights |work=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> The Front was inaugurated on ], 2018,<ref>{{cite news |title=Reflection of increasing awareness, acceptance of women's rights |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/290051-reflection-of-increasing-awareness-acceptance-of-women-s-rights |work=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> when a large number of students, working women, intellectuals and political activists gathered for ], 2018.


==Background== ==Background==
Women Democratic Front (WDF) is a women’s organization based in ] which aims to build an organic socialist-feminist mass resistance movement by bringing together struggles of working-class women (doing mental or physical labour) from rural and urban areas. WDF adopts democratic and peaceful and means of resistance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women Democratic Front to be launched on March 8 |url=https://awamiworkersparty.org/awp-women-front-to-be-launched-on-march-8-in-islamabad/ |website=Awami Workers Party, Pakistan |date=14 January 2018}}</ref> WDF is a women's organization based in ] which aims to build an organic socialist-feminist mass resistance movement by bringing together struggles of working-class women (doing mental or physical labour) from rural and urban areas. WDF adopts democratic and peaceful and means of resistance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women Democratic Front to be launched on March 8 |url=https://awamiworkersparty.org/awp-women-front-to-be-launched-on-march-8-in-islamabad/ |website=Awami Workers Party, Pakistan |date=14 January 2018}}</ref>


==Foundation== ==Foundation==
Women Democratic Front (WDF), was formally established as a resistance movement on ] International Working on March 8, 2018 in ] at a foundation congress by delegates from provincial units which were functional since 2014. The congress laid the foundation of ] in ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Editor |first1=T. N. S. |title=What made Aurat March possible? |url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/made-aurat-march-possible/#.XaGbXXRrzIV |work=TNS - The News on Sunday |date=17 March 2019}}</ref> WDF was formally established as a resistance movement on ] International Working on March 8, 2018, in ] at a foundation congress by delegates from provincial units which were functional since 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=What made Aurat March possible? {{!}} Dialogue {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/567420-made-aurat-march-possible |work=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> The congress laid the foundation of ] (Women's Freedom March) in ].<ref name="Europe">{{cite news |title=Pakistan – Aurat Azadi March: WDF launched with a pledge to fight patriarchy, social injustice and violence - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières |url=http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article43474 |work=www.europe-solidaire.org}}</ref>


==Ideology== ==Ideology==
WDF considers violence, discrimination and patriarchal oppression as part of overall oppression and exploitation of the masses in ] on the basis of class, gender and nation – pillars of capitalism, imperialism, feudalism and religious extremism. WDf is committed to continue its struggle till the women’s right to life, their emancipation from all forms of oppression, progress and peace; and to establish people’s democracy in ]. Their ideology is described by socialist-feminism and history of women's political struggles.<ref>{{cite news |title=‘State policies, laws discriminatory towards women’ |url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2018/03/20180309350164/ |work=Business Recorder |date=9 March 2018}}</ref> WDF considers violence, discrimination and patriarchal oppression as part of overall oppression and exploitation of the masses in ] on the basis of class, gender and nation – pillars of capitalism, imperialism, feudalism and religious extremism. WDf is committed to continue its struggle until the women's right to life, their emancipation from all forms of oppression, progress and peace; and to establish people's democracy in ]. Their ideology is described by socialist-feminism and history of women's political struggles.<ref>{{cite news |title='State policies, laws discriminatory towards women' |url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2018/03/20180309350164/ |work=Business Recorder |date=9 March 2018}}</ref>


==Organizational Structure== ==Organizational structure==
WDF is a federal organization with country-wide presence as four national units in ], ], ]/]; ] and a federal unit. WDF also aims to make units in the disputed territories of ], ] to organize women of these areas making them part of the movement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://wdfpk.org/about/leadership/ |website=Women Democratic Front}}</ref> WDF is a federal organization with country-wide presence as four national units in ], ], ]/]; ] and a federal unit. WDF also aims to make units in the disputed territories of ], ] to organize women of these areas making them part of the movement.<ref name="Leadership">{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://wdfpk.org/about/leadership/ |website=Women Democratic Front}}</ref>


WDF has following intertwined elected structures: WDF has following intertwined elected structures:

1. ‘Congress’: a political structure for political and ideological decision making
*Congress:<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=‘Women congress’ decries patriarchal laws, forced conversion |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1788592 |work=DAWN.COM |date=12 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> a political structure for political and ideological decision making
2. ‘Council’: an organizational structure comprising of secretariat called ‘Cabinet’ for implementing decisions for day to day affairs *Council: an organizational structure consisting of a secretariat called the "Cabinet" for implementing decisions for day-to-day affairs


These structures exist at three levels of district, federal and provincial/national levels. These structures exist at three levels of district, federal and provincial/national levels.


==Leadership== ==Leadership==
The Federal Cabinet of WDF includes comprises five members: The Federal Cabinet of WDF comprises five members:


President: ]<ref name="Europe" />
President: ]<ref>{{cite news |title=WDF inaugurated to give women’s movement a new impetus {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/08/wdf-launched-to-give-womens-movement-a-new-impetus/ |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>


General Secretary: ]<ref>{{cite news |title=`Liberal feminism not enough to address social oppression women face` {{!}} ePaper {{!}} DAWN.COM |url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=26_05_2016_153_005 |work=epaper.dawn.com}}</ref> General Secretary: ]<ref>{{cite news |title='Liberal feminism not enough to address social oppression women face' {{!}} ePaper {{!}} DAWN.COM |url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=26_05_2016_153_005 |work=epaper.dawn.com}}</ref>


Secretary Information and Publishing: ]<ref>{{cite news |title=WDF demands to repeal ban on media coverage of KP’s girls’ schools {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/30/wdf-demands-to-repeal-ban-on-media-coverage-of-kps-girls-schools/ |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> Secretary Information and Publishing: ]<ref name="www.pakistantoday.com.pk"/>


Secretary Education and Art: ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://wdfpk.org/about/leadership/ |website=Women Democratic Front}}</ref> Secretary Education and Art: ]<ref name="Leadership"/>

Secretary Finance: Lubna Kifayat

], one of the provincial president of WDF,<ref name="Leadership"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Azaranica: Women Democratic Front's Jalila Haider announced indefinite hunger strike against the on-going target killings of Hazaras in Quetta. |url=http://azaranica.blogspot.com/2018/04/voa-urdu-quetta-protest.html |work=Azaranica |date=28 April 2018}}</ref> from ], ] was named in the ] in 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50042279 |date=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hazara woman from Pakistan named in BBC's 100 Women of 2019 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/251423-hazara-woman-from-pakistan-named-in |work=www.geo.tv}}</ref>

Nargis Afsheen Khattak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of WDF)<ref>{{cite web |title=K-P women lament lack of rights|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2172016/1-k-p-women-lament-lack-rights/|website=The Express Tribune|date=9 March 2020|accessdate=2 April 2020}}</ref>


==Activities/Key concerns==
==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 24 June 2024

Pakistani independent socialist-feminist organization
Women Democratic Front (WDF)
ویمن ڈیموکریٹک فرنٹ
Formation2018
TypeWomen's organization
FocusSocialist Feminism
Location
General SecretaryAlya Bakhshal
PresidentIsmat Shahjahan
Websitewdfpk.org

Women Democratic Front (WDF) is a Pakistani independent socialist-feminist organization. It was founded in the federal capital Islamabad on March 8, 2018, by hundreds of delegates from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

WDF aims to unite women across the country to build a socialist feminist movement to transform the International Women's Day celebration in Pakistan into real means of action. The manifesto and constitution of WDF strives to a broad-based struggle against capitalism, patriarchy, religious fascism, national oppression and Pakistan's authoritarian political system.

The Front was inaugurated on International Women's Day, 2018, when a large number of students, working women, intellectuals and political activists gathered for Aurat Azadi March, 2018.

Background

WDF is a women's organization based in Pakistan which aims to build an organic socialist-feminist mass resistance movement by bringing together struggles of working-class women (doing mental or physical labour) from rural and urban areas. WDF adopts democratic and peaceful and means of resistance.

Foundation

WDF was formally established as a resistance movement on International Women's Day International Working on March 8, 2018, in Islamabad at a foundation congress by delegates from provincial units which were functional since 2014. The congress laid the foundation of Aurat Azadi March (Women's Freedom March) in Pakistan.

Ideology

WDF considers violence, discrimination and patriarchal oppression as part of overall oppression and exploitation of the masses in Pakistan on the basis of class, gender and nation – pillars of capitalism, imperialism, feudalism and religious extremism. WDf is committed to continue its struggle until the women's right to life, their emancipation from all forms of oppression, progress and peace; and to establish people's democracy in Pakistan. Their ideology is described by socialist-feminism and history of women's political struggles.

Organizational structure

WDF is a federal organization with country-wide presence as four national units in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab/Islamabad; Baluchistan and a federal unit. WDF also aims to make units in the disputed territories of Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir to organize women of these areas making them part of the movement.

WDF has following intertwined elected structures:

  • Congress: a political structure for political and ideological decision making
  • Council: an organizational structure consisting of a secretariat called the "Cabinet" for implementing decisions for day-to-day affairs

These structures exist at three levels of district, federal and provincial/national levels.

Leadership

The Federal Cabinet of WDF comprises five members:

President: Ismat Shahjahan

General Secretary: Alya Bakhshal

Secretary Information and Publishing: Tooba Syed

Secretary Education and Art: Shahzadi Hussain

Secretary Finance: Lubna Kifayat

Jalila Haider, one of the provincial president of WDF, from Quetta, Balochistan was named in the 100 Women in 2019

Nargis Afsheen Khattak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of WDF)

References

  1. ^ "Women's Democratic Front launched to build a vibrant, socialist and a feminist movement". Daily Times. 9 March 2018.
  2. Ali, Hasan (28 September 2021). "Pakistani Women Are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights".
  3. She Who Struggles.
  4. ^ "WDF demands to repeal ban on media coverage of KP's girls' schools | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  5. "Reflection of increasing awareness, acceptance of women's rights". www.thenews.com.pk.
  6. "Women Democratic Front to be launched on March 8". Awami Workers Party, Pakistan. 14 January 2018.
  7. "What made Aurat March possible? | Dialogue | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  8. ^ "Pakistan – Aurat Azadi March: WDF launched with a pledge to fight patriarchy, social injustice and violence - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières". www.europe-solidaire.org.
  9. "'State policies, laws discriminatory towards women'". Business Recorder. 9 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Leadership". Women Democratic Front.
  11. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (12 November 2023). "'Women congress' decries patriarchal laws, forced conversion". DAWN.COM. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  12. "'Liberal feminism not enough to address social oppression women face' | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com.
  13. "Azaranica: Women Democratic Front's Jalila Haider announced indefinite hunger strike against the on-going target killings of Hazaras in Quetta". Azaranica. 28 April 2018.
  14. "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?". 16 October 2019.
  15. "Hazara woman from Pakistan named in BBC's 100 Women of 2019". www.geo.tv.
  16. "K-P women lament lack of rights". The Express Tribune. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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