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edenrobe celebrates the confident woman of today
Edenrobe's festive collection carries a very important message.
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Women can bring social change in Pakistan, says Akbar Zaidi
He discusses Pakistan's identity and the world's perception of Pakistan at Indus Valley School
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Women, minorities have limited party roles
Few parties give either group representation in key areas
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Meet Mumbai's first women rickshaw drivers
Women are ferrying passengers through the streets of India's financial capital in their new three-wheelers
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Women to run on "indoor tracks" in Iran Marathon
Women were not allowed to take part in the marathon last year
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Wheeling and dealing: Working women to rev their way into the future
Punjab govt to provide Rs90 million subsidy for Women on Wheels project.
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'Government needs to make efforts to empower women'
Speakers believe country's development is tied to female sustainable development
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Blocked roads
Creating barriers in the path of talented women is neither an eastern tradition nor a recipe for a stable society
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Girls on Bikes take to the streets in Karachi
Female bicyclists hold rally on Sunday to reclaim public spaces
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This 19-year-old Pakistani sportswoman's staggering experiences captivate UN
Noorena participated in several sports competitions and has won 63 gold, 24 silver and five bronze medals
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Italy all set to pass menstrual leave bill
Lawmakers have tabled a bill allowing women to take three-day paid leave each month
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Afghan women swimmers defy threats for Olympic dream
Saboori has been advised to stay away from the pool after violent threats
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First woman named to head major Pakistani bank
Sima Kamil, currently a deputy CEO at the country's third-largest lender, will take charge on June 1
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For Multan’s women, help under one roof
Centre will provide police assistance, forensic analysis, psychological treatment and shelter
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Women Empowerment: Entrepreneurs to attend expo
90% of the exhibitors are women entrepreneurs,
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Exploring gender discrimination in workplaces
Experts decry lack of female participation in workforce, barriers to career growth
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‘Islamic history full of exemplary women’
She said that the Women Parliamentary Caucus has been playing a major role in the empowerment of women in Pakistan
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Women Entrepreneurs: Conference held to create awareness
The day-long event was divided into three segments aptly titled ‘Create, Cultivate and Celebrate’
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Women outperform men in K-P Assembly: report
Female lawmakers contributed more than one-fifth of the assembly’s agenda over the past 44 months
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Providing opportunities: KU celebrates home-based working women
More practical work for women needs to be done in Pakistan, says social sciences dean
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Women empowerment: Top aide says K-P to adopt bill on domestic violence
'The government will try its level best to pass at least 10 bills on issues relating to women'
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Violence against women and terrorism
Pakistan ranks as the third-most dangerous country for women to live in
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Feminist activists detained over protest outside Kremlin
March 8 is a public holiday in Russia but is mainly celebrated by giving flowers and chocolates to women
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Saudi women join forces to champion the changing role of women
While the changes are welcomed by many, experts cautioned that optimism should be tempered
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Women are our future: Shehbaz
Punjab CM says there is a special protocol given to the women in Islam and put great emphasis on women empowerment
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Empowering women and girls everywhere
Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights
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Realising the potential of our women
We celebrate the progress made in improving women’s inclusion and empowerment for inspiring women
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Women’s rights: an indigenous movement
Gender equality in the world of work is a sine qua non for sustainable development
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Gender parity report: Punjab marches ahead in women empowerment
The Punjab government excels in empowering women by the appointment of women’s ombudsperson
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Opening a new chapter at India's 'grandmothers' school'
The women begin class with a prayer and then dive into their lessons, writing on slates to practice
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Bad laws underpin global 'rape epidemic', let rapists off the hook: report
The research also highlights laws that allow perpetrators of sexual violence to walk free on reaching a settlement
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Air India claims record with all-female round-world flight
The trip was "another feather to Air India's cap in its constant endeavour to encourage women"
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Algeria women footballers wave red card at stigma
The squad, which plays in green and white, has no sponsor or outside financing
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Female Saudi horse trainer sees hope for women
Dana al-Gosaibi's passion for training horses is hard to pursue in a conservative country
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Share in prosperity: ‘Women empowerment imperative for progress of country’
The seminar highlighted the steps taken by the government for women’s development
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‘Political parties should give 50% party tickets to women’
Women empowerment is prerequisite to compete with rest of world: speakers
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Swedish women's football team prints empowering messages on jerseys
The campaign hopes to 'inspire and motivate women to show that everything is possible'
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The province in the lead on women’s empowerment
Pakistan is among the worst countries to live a life as a woman
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Empowerment: All marginalised groups to benefit from promoting women’s rights
Forum discusses underlying social, cultural factors restraining women
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It’s about women, without women
I have grown up to believe that [most] politicians and far-right religious conservatives explicitly hate women
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PM assures equal participation of women in democratic process
Intends to include special sections in the proposed electoral laws bill, 2017
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Nashar named Saudi Arabia's first female commercial bank CEO
Nashar has nearly 20 years of experience in banking
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Ladies Dhaba – Karachi's little secret
The dhaba is not just for relaxation but also holds vocational training classes
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Women empowerment: CM meets UAE businesswomen
Delegation from Punjab will visit Sharjah shortly.
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Sky’s the limit
My journey to becoming a member of the UN panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment has been challenging
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An enabling environment for women
The key challenge is developing women to hold leadership positions
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Women’s welfare body fails widow-benefactor
Provincial Commission on the Status of Women defaults on rental payments for the past 13 months
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New programme in Pakistan aims to empower women through digital skills bootcamps
SheSkills is launching the first of what it hopes to be many digital skills bootcamps aimed at women
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Gender equality: ‘Empowerment of women in rural areas need of the hour ’
UAF VC says university is promoting women’s cycling on campus
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Challenges working women face
Women do not always need positive discrimination; at times only fair and equal treatment would do