Women’s efforts for equality in society was securing the country’s future, said Lahore Arts Council (LAC) Chairperson Moneeza Hashmi.
“Our women are better off today, as compared to previous era but still far from being equal to men.”
She expressed these views while speaking to the media on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Monday.
She paid tribute to women's achievements and struggles made for the betterment of society. The chairperson stressed that we need to accept the flaws of our society and try to deal with the issues of violence against women with effective implementation of relevant laws.
She added that International Women’s Day is the celebration of respect, appreciation, love and care towards women in our lives and in the society.
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She further said that women of Pakistan had accomplished great successes in the field of entrepreneurship, IT, science & technology, education, film-making, politics and had held high positions in government and also in various international organisations.
She also called upon all quarters concerned including civil society, philanthropists, media and the corporate sector to continue working hand-in-hand with the government in providing an enabling environment for women in the country.
The society's mindset, which was biased against women, had to be fundamentally changed to bring about any qualitative change in the status of women, she concluded.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 9th, 2021.
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