"We don't give up on our rights, lives" (by Evrim Kepenek/ bianet)
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Fostering solidarity among women, the International Women's Solidarity Association (IWSA) İstanbul Branch has granted honorary membership to Nazan Moroğlu, the Coordinator of the Union of İstanbul Women's Organizations (İKKB) and the Vice Chair of İstanbul Bar Association.
Speaking at the ceremony organized on this occasion, Moroğlu said that she was honored to be granted the honorary membership.
She briefly stated, "In these days when we need gender equality more than ever before, it is a duty for all of us to wage a struggle for democracy by defending equality. I would like to say that I am honored to be in this community. I would like to extend my thanks to the entire IWSA, especially to Şima Sunder, who takes up the position of the Chair of the İstanbul Branch."
'Violence is a public health problem'
In her speech at the ceremony, Moroğlu also shared the solution offers for violence against women that she mentioned at a Parliamentary meeting of "Current Developments in the Struggle Against Violence."
"Especially when women do not have economic independence and cannot adequately participate in the decision making processes, it makes them more weak and vulnerable to violence and, most of the time, it leads to endurance of violence. That nearly half of women are subjected to violence primarily has a negative effect on children," said Moroğlu and briefly added:
"Thus, it leads to a gradual decay of the social structure. For this reason, it needs to be kept in mind that violence - the most serious consequence of gender inequality - is a social problem, a public health problem. We will keep solidarizing against this inequality, we will struggle together."
About the IWSAIt was founded in 1995 in İzmir by the ceramic artist Ümran Baradan – who lost her life on March 3, 2010 – and her friends. She was the world wide president of the International Women's Solidarity Association (IWSA), a globally renowned charity. Ümran Baradan also performed many other services to promote our country and our endeavours on an international platform. After the death of Ümran Baradan, Işılay Saygın, former Cabinet Minister, was unanimously elected as the Chair of the Board of Directors. After the death of Saygın on July 26, 2019, the deputy chair. Jale Gelgör has undertaken the leadership role. In addition to İzmir province, the International Women's Solidarity Association (IWSA) has branches in İstanbul, Antalya and Denizli. * Source: IWSA About Nazan MoroğluNazan Moroğlu graduated from German High School in Istanbul, and did her BA at the Faculty of Law at İstanbul University. She received her MA degree in Women's Legal Rights from İstanbul University. Her master thesis "Surname of the Woman", the first academic study in women's legal rights, was published in 1998.Turkey's first legal professional in Women's Legal Rights, Moroğlu is also founder of the Education Foundation of the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University. She is the founding member of the European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) and the founding president of the Women's Law Commission of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TÜBAKKOM). She was elected as member of the Board of Directors at Istanbul Bar Association for the 2004-2006 term. She was also a delegate of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations from 2014 through 2018. Since 2004, she has been serving as Coordinator of the Union of Istanbul Women's Organizations (İKKB). She served as Chair of the Association for Turkish Women University Graduates from 2010 to 2014. She was a member and the chair of the Board of Directors at the Women's Rights Commission of the Istanbul Bar Association, Women's Studies Association, Turkish Women Lawyers Association, and the Women's Assembly of Beşiktaş City Council. Nazan Moroğlu is currently the Vice President of the Istanbul Bar Association. * Source: Özyeğin University |
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