Gulistan Klo: We will continue our struggle against all attempts to marginalize women

Kongra Star spokesperson Gulistan Klo spoke to ANHA agency about the reasons behind their meeting with Hasakah Governor Engineer Nour al-Din Ahmad.

Gulistan Klo said the meeting was urgently needed to discuss the role of women, the risks threatening their will and presence, as well as the shortcomings and exclusion they face.

On September 15, Kongra Star formed a delegation of members of women’s organisations in the region to meet with the Hasakah governor and discuss the situation of women and the challenges they face at the current stage.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the risks posed by policies of marginalisation to women’s status. The delegation called for an end to the exclusion of women’s will and for the protection of the gains they have achieved through a long history of struggle and sacrifice. It also stressed the need to strengthen women’s presence and role in the integration process.

Gulistan expressed deep concern over recent decisions that clearly show a decline in women’s participation in institutions, administrations and all bodies formed for the new phase of reconstruction. She noted that these steps are being taken without considering or taking into account women’s will, despite the significant role women have played in resolving the Syrian crisis.

Continuing, Gulistan noted that women have made great sacrifices and exerted considerable efforts to advance the revolution towards its goals and to liberate women and society. She said: “However, what we are witnessing after the beginning of the integration phase is a weakening of the focus on women’s issues, and this poses a risk to the future of women in the region.”

Gulistan stressed the need to strengthen women’s presence at this stage, saying: “Especially now that women have gained extensive experience at the social and administrative levels, there must be a focus on women’s representation in decision-making positions and in the process of rebuilding Syria.”

Kongra Star spokesperson Gulistan Klo concluded by calling on women to step up their organised struggle and to unite all women’s efforts during this sensitive transitional phase. She stressed that protecting their historic gains and preserving women’s role as leading partners in the process of building the future is a right that cannot be relinquished.

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ANHA