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  2. Islamic feminism - Wikipedia

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    Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of women in Islam. It aims for the full equality of all Muslims, regardless of gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate for women's rights, gender equality, and social justice grounded in an Islamic framework.

  3. Gender Empowerment Measure - Wikipedia

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    The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) is an index designed to measure gender equality.GEM is the United Nations Development Programme's attempt to measure the extent of gender inequality across the globe's countries, based on estimates of women's relative economic income, participation in high-paying positions with economic power, and access to professional and parliamentary positions.

  4. Feminism in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Feminism in Pakistan refers to the set of movements which aim to define, establish, and defend the rights of women in Pakistan.This may involve the pursuit of equal political, economic, and social rights, alongside equal opportunity. [1][2][3] These movements have historically been shaped in response to national and global reconfiguration of ...

  5. Indonesia–Pakistan relations - Wikipedia

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    IndonesiaPakistan relations refer to the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Indonesia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which were established in 1955. [1] Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, while Pakistan has the world's second-largest Muslim population. Unlike Pakistan, Indonesia is a constitutionally ...

  6. Gender Development Index - Wikipedia

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    The Gender Development Index (GDI) is an index designed to measure gender equality. GDI, together with the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), was introduced in 1995 in the Human Development Report written by the United Nations Development Program. These measurements aimed to add a gender-sensitive dimension to the Human Development Index (HDI).

  7. Women's empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several method, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, equal status in society, better livelihood and training. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Women's empowerment equips and allows women to make ...

  8. Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan, [e] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, [f] is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, [g] having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre.

  9. Feminism in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Feminism in Indonesia refers to the long history of discourse for gender equality to bring about positive social change in Indonesia. [1] The issues women in Indonesia currently are facing include gender violence, underage marriages, and lack of representation in the political system. [2] Feminism and the women's right movement began ...