Gender gap analysis report issued
The Women Development Department (WDD) Punjab, the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) and UN Women Pakistan launched a seminal report on ‘Gap Analysis of Legislation related to Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) in Punjab’ on Tuesday. The report reviewed the existing provincial legal framework in the light of national and international obligations of Pakistan and provide a detailed analysis of the normative, implementation, monitoring and information gaps and propose forward looking recommendations. The Gap Analysis Report had been designed and commissioned by UN Women Pakistan in partnership with WDD with the financial support of UK Aid. The virtual launch was chaired by Punjab Minister for Women Development, Ashifa Riaz Fatiyana, WDD Secretary Ambreen Raza, government officials, representatives of civil society organisations, media, academia, and legal community. “While we have many laws, the implementation of laws is critical to support women and girls in the province. The Motorway rape incident could have been avoided if there had been effective implementation of women protection laws,” the minister said.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 16th, 2020.