Call for more leadership roles for women

ISLAMABAD:

Women were the backbone of all developing countries, said experts during a roundtable discussion at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS).

IRS President Ambassador Nadeem Riyaz in his inaugural address said that while it was true that Pakistan had reflected immense cognizance in registering women as engines of economic growth, their role in sectors such as agriculture remained largely uncredited.

In that, implementation of available legislations to recognize the role of women was an essential component which still needed attention.

Chairperson and Associate Professor at Department of Strategic Studies Quaid-i- Azam University Dr Shabana Fayyaz said that Women's Day was a subtle reminder of the fact that as a society role of men in strengthening women empowerment was a major factor that required to be highlighted more than it was. She said that the fact that women in Pakistan were cognizant of their rights and could voice up for them was a blessing in itself. The inadequacies, however, could only be addressed with shared collective responsibility of men and women in our society, she added.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 10^th, 2023.