Females constitute only 20 per cent of the total workforce in Pakistan. PHOTO: ONLINE
The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) has formally allocated a "special seat of female vice president" in all Bar Associations throughout the province. The decision, endorsed by the majority, marks the culmination of a prolonged debate and subsequent approval of the rules governing this allocation.
The catalyst for this transformative development was a requisition submitted by Rushda Lodhi,Chairman of the Seminar Symposium Committee.
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Lodhi passionately urged the Punjab Bar Council to address the longstanding issue of underrepresentation of women on the cabinets of Bar Associations across the province.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2023.
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