Varsities at district level can reduce gender gap

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

OKARA: University of Okara Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Zakria Zakar has said that the district-based universities have the potential to reduce the gender gap.

Talking to the media on Friday, he referred to a survey report prepared by the World Economic Forum, which ranked Pakistan at the 151st position among 153 countries on the Global Gender Parity Index. The survey, conducted at the University of Okara, revealed that there were about 75 per cent female students who, if not provided higher education facility at the district level, would not be able to continue their education.

Dr Zakar regretted that we, as a nation, have persistently failed to recognise the importance of gender equality in social and economic development domains.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 28^th, 2019.