Habib Zehra, Soomro Kamal Ahmed
Manager Research Planning and Development Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Education, Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, Pakistan.
Gender Issues. 2021;38(3):305-323. doi: 10.1007/s12147-021-09277-4. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
Though the city of Karachi in Pakistan is a nucleus of ethnic violence, only a limited number of studies have been conducted on the predicament of underprivileged women during ongoing conflicts. There has been negligible focus on how the women are coping in the post violence milieu. Voices of disadvantaged women remain unheard in patriarchal societies, particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries. The objective of this qualitative study is to provide voice to underprivileged women impacted by ethnic violence and to comprehend post violence conditions under which they are surviving. This research accentuates the relevance of studying gender dimension of violence (GDV) from women's perspectives. Findings from five focus group interviews with 24 participants highlight the harrowing tales of poverty, despair, physical and psychological distress with which the women are coping. Individual, semi structured interviews were conducted with two female workers from local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to examine measures for rehabilitation of the women. Data from NGO workers underscores the inertia of government in this respect and recommendations include endeavors of governmental and non-governmental organizations to provide healthcare, education and vocational training to the impacted women.
尽管巴基斯坦的卡拉奇市是种族暴力的核心地区，但针对冲突期间贫困妇女困境的研究却为数不多。对于暴力事件后妇女如何应对的关注微乎其微。在父权社会中，尤其是在发展中国家和不发达国家，弱势妇女的声音依然无人倾听。这项定性研究的目的是让受种族暴力影响的贫困妇女发出声音，并了解她们在暴力事件后赖以生存的条件。本研究强调了从妇女视角研究暴力的性别维度（GDV）的重要性。对24名参与者进行的五次焦点小组访谈结果突出了妇女正在应对的贫困、绝望、身体和心理痛苦等悲惨故事。对当地非政府组织（NGO）的两名女性工作人员进行了个人半结构化访谈，以研究妇女康复措施。来自非政府组织工作人员的数据凸显了政府在这方面的不作为，建议包括政府和非政府组织努力为受影响妇女提供医疗保健、教育和职业培训。
