Women Empowerment Through Legislation: An Analysis of Editorials and Comics of Pakistani Mainstream English Dailies
Abstract
The current study targets to examine the treatment on issue about legislative measures on violence against women and gendered stereotype roles, in two mainstream Pakistani English dailies from 26th February 2016 to 31st December 2017. Legislative measures on violence against women are directly related to sustainable harmony and peace in society. In the year 2016 finally; regional, national and global campaigns and pressures are created condition for making law in Punjab on ferocity against female. Through content analysis and semiotic analysis the researchers analyzed the role of Pakistani dailies played in levitation of mass awareness, enhanced understanding about the seriousness of the issue, people engagement and willingness to respect and accept the law. Dailies contributed to highlight the sensitivity of issue and narrated the women protection bill; support its strength and significance in both in editorials and comic illustrations but editorial cartoons often sketched the situation as it depicted the domestic gendered stereotypes in our society The findings revealed that editorials of Pakistani dailies pointed out the worth of female voters and their political participation but less discussed the females role should be mandatory in policy making and their role as the head or member of all esteem organizations
Authors
Dr. Nasim Ishaq
Chairperson, Communication Studies Department, Government Fatima Jinnah College (W) Chuna Mandi Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Robina Saeed
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Humanities, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Aeman Khalid
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Women Empowerment, Legislative Measures On Violence Against Women, Editorial Cartoons, Gendered Stereotype Role, Pakistani Dailies