AIOU Course Code 9173 Question Paper Spring 2025
ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Gender & Women’s Studies)
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Course: Global Perspective in Women’s Movements (9173)
Level: BS Semester: Spring, 2025
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, B. Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guides, or allied material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–5)
Q.1 What is the connection of the women's movement with the environment? (20)
Q.2 How did the women’s movement in America begin? (20)
Q.3 Discuss the concept of cyberfeminism in third-world countries. (20)
Q.4 Discuss Mexico's achievements regarding feminist foreign policy. (20)
Q.5 What were women’s issues in China in the past? (20)
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
Q.1 What is the focus of Saudi women’s activism in contemporary times? (20)
Q.2 Discuss feminist legal theory and its relevance to the women’s movement (20)
Q.3 What are the issues of women in MENA’s region? (20)
Q.4 Discuss the achievements of the women’s movement in Pakistan. (20)
Q.5 What strategies can be used to empower women? (20)