Ties with australia: High commissioner visits CIRCLE

Australian high commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson visited Circle Pakistan on January 12 during her visit to Karachi and rural Sindh. The Circle team, led by CEO Sadaffe Abid, briefed the high commissioner on Circle’s work for women’s economic empowerment in Pakistan. In noting that many challenges still need to be overcome in Pakistan, Adamson welcomed the positive steps under way to accelerate women’s progress. “Circle Pakistan is providing an important platform for raising awareness and collaboration among influential civil society stakeholders in support of gender equality,” she said. During her visit, Adamson signed the #ElevatePak pledge, calling for inclusion of women on panels, conferences and conversations to increase visibility of women leaders.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 21^st, 2017.