.The Women’s Affairs Unit at the College of Education for Humanities at Kerbala University, in collaboration with the Scientific Affairs Division, organized an educational seminar titled “Women’s Rights in Education, Work, and Choice,” featuring speakers such as Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdul Hussein Al-Azirjawi, and .Dr. Haider Fawzi Al-Ghazi from the College of Political Science and the Follow-up Officer at the Presidency of Kerbala University, in the presence of staff members and students of the college.The seminar aims to emphasize the importance of educating women about their rights and roles in society and to highlight the role of governments, the judiciary, and civil society organizations in maintaining women’s status.The seminar included a discussion on women’s rights, including the right to education, which is considered one of the essential factors contributing to women’s empowerment and enhancing their role in society and the family. This is achieved by equipping them with the necessary skills to realize the right to work, the right to choose, and participation in activities. Women are one of the pillars of societal cohesion alongside men. Additionally, the focus was on the challenges women face and the various social pressures, with an emphasis on the need to eliminate these pressures through planning and organizing the multiple roles of women in society and achieving a balance between these roles.In conclusion, the seminar came up with numerous recommendations, the most prominent of which are: ensuring women’s right to participate in political work, providing opportunities for women in education and ensuring their rights and equal presence alongside men, as well as achieving justice for women in labour laws and personal status laws.It is worth mentioning that the College of Education for Humanities, through the Women’s Affairs Unit, seeks to establish awareness and educational workshops and courses aimed at enhancing the role of women in academic and community institutions and effectively empowering them in various fields of life.
