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Pakistan ranks 151st position among 153 countries on the Global Gender Parity Index

Over the last ten years, women have taken up important positions in courts, legislature and civil administration

Even after SC passed the Hindu Marriage Act 2017, only Sindh managed to produce the rules of business for women

At least 200 students injured as police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse the crowd

National consultation on essential services package for women and girls held

Workers gain equal pay, leave and a seat at the decision-making table

Iceland tops the list of countries followed by Norway and Finland

Official says restrictions in law make investigations complicated

'Feudal system has virtually enslaved women, capitalist society is exploiting them as a source of cheap labour'

Speakers urge collective efforts to provide facilities in recreational spaces for women

Says women who depended on natural resources to carry out daily chores are hit harder by climate change

Govt will form a policy unit to review legislations

India has some of the toughest anti-rape laws but it has little impact

Lack of awareness and education are the bottlenecks in improving the situation

Says they constitute half of the country’s population but their contribution to the economy remains small

Women account for some 25 per cent of the 5,900 people arrested since early June

The four women were picked up by security forces last week

Govt spokesperson says province’s small farmers will get 1,000 tractors

Misbah Hamid, 20, outperformed female engineers from Pakistan, Croatia, Slovakia and Hungary to win first prize

The university conferred degrees to 83,683 students in total, of which 64% were girls

Radio Pakistan Director General Samina Waqar says women should come out strong for their own rights

Panelists underscore Pakistan's GDP can get a boost of 30% with gender parity

Economic empowerment of women is a fundamental path towards gender equality that serves the whole nation

More than 4,200 women have been prosecuted since 2000 for having an abortion or miscarriage, in Mexico

Third Punjab Women Judges Conference organised by PJA

Queen Maxima says technology can help introduce financial services for excluded segment

Women face many challenges in terms of transport, due to the risk of harassment

K-P govt expresses commitment to end gender-based violence

Crowds march through the streets to highlight the govt's failure to pass laws protecting women

Bushra Rind says educating women is mandatory for national development

Speakers narrate heart-wrenching tales of pandemic suffering

Shaista, 13, changes her story from disabled to empowered, other women work wonders with the little help given

One woman is killed in France every three days by their partner or ex-partner

There are around 123,530 sex workers in Thailand, according to a 2014 UNAIDS report

The pair will appear before magistrates in the port city of Rotterdam on Friday

Those in favor said it's necessary for rites related to the temple’s chief deity, who is considered eternally celibate

PGMI principal says families ‘buying the disease’ from fast food restaurants

They discussed the different types of violence and how to suppourt survivors of abuse

27 per cent, or 16 million women, say they suffered some kind of physical or mental abuse last year in Brazil

Qinza Najm's latest body of works explores the unjust man-made cultural norms that continue to suppress women

Trump has denied accusations by more than one dozen women who said he made unwanted sexual advances against them

Police directed to check sale of acid in stores

PPP leader says Azadi March is JUI-F’s show, his party can’t exclude women and use religion card

The suspects, allegedly involved in over a 100 robberies, include four 'domestic servants'

As men march on, women continue to face barriers in the realm of politics

HEC Chairman and NCSW Chairperson sign the agreement during a ceremony

Experts say one in every eight women in country suffers from the disease

Only 13% of women have internet access in Pakistan, in comparison to 29% in India

He orders to establish women desks at police stations across Sindh

Abortion bans impose jail terms between 18 months and three years if the law is broken