Women Democratic Front

Women Democratic Front (WDF)
ویمن ڈیموکریٹک فرنٹ
Formation2018
TypeWomen's organization
FocusSocialist Feminism
Location
General Secretary
Alya Bakhshal
President
Ismat Shahjahan[1]
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,[2] by hundreds of delegates from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[1]

WDF aims to unite women across the country to build a socialist feminist[3] movement to transform the International Women's Day celebration in Pakistan into real means of action.[1] 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.[4]

The Front was inaugurated on International Women's Day, 2018,[5] when a large number of students, working women, intellectuals and political activists gathered for Aurat Azadi March, 2018.

  1. ^ a b c "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.