Women empowerment

Proposed legislation seeks to enhance parliament’s role in making commission more effective

Reports by the McKinsey Global Institute suggest that gender-balanced teams yield better financial results

Girls on Dhaba co-founder and organiser says women have the right to be on the streets as much as anyone else

Ali Zafar is not only a powerhouse of talent, he is also a social activist in his own right

Female lawmakers to launch protest over discrimination in doling out development funds

Physical violence has been described as the most shameful of all rights violations

Patriarchal society has perfected art of exploitation, wrapped in multi-layered shroud called ‘culture’and...

Pakistan’s envoy addresses the 60th session of Commission for Status of Women at UN

NGOs want society, government to stand up for women's rights

Highlight flaws in justice system, gender deficit in politics

Minister for housing and works say PPP should focus on real issues

Faiza Malik urges govt to not be discouraged by CII’s criticism

Shahbaz says equal opportunities for women will lead to nation’s progress

Minister inaugurates day care at PEF head office

None of the men I know provide for their families. It is the women who cannot watch their children go hungry who work

Now, nearly a quarter of all UN missions are headed by women

Think tank highlights need to enable greater female participation

Sharif said that Islam stressed women’s empowerment and equal rights for them

International Women’s Day is being celebrated around the world today, March 8 with varying degrees of enthusiasm

The state has so far not succeeded in countering the contradiction between the law and culture

Women typically experience higher levels of poverty than men do, even in rich countries such as those of the EU

Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland top the list

Lok Virsa holds seminar to mark international women’s day

‘Feminism opposes patriarchy, promotes equality between men and women’

I am constantly impressed by the level of talent and ambition I see here in Pakistan, especially among women

They may seem small, but emojis are more than just funny faces

The seminar was organised jointly by the PU Institute of Social and Cultural Studies and the WDD

Despite being in majority among students in our schooling system, society creates barriers for women to progress

Apparently, fear is expected of women

Fiza Farhan is CEO of Buksh Foundation and director of Buksh Energy

Former district bar association president spurns appointment, reinforces patriarchy

The conclusion stems from a study of about 22,000 publicly-traded companies in 91 countries

Workshop on enabling women to focus on self-efficiency concludes

Flays male MPAs for not participating in awareness campaigns

Idea that Women on Wheels scheme is effort to ‘follow the West’ and breaks the family value system is preposterous

Here are some of our favourite moments from the memorable night

Social indicators for women in Bihar state are much lower than national averages, according to the 2011 census

Assembly passes Women Harassment Bill 2016

AWP leader said that in Pakistan gender was not the only factor involved in instances of violence against women

Not paying office rent for women’s commission tantamount to blocking progress

She was the first woman in her family to join police force

Here’s why 2015 has been an unusually progressive year for women

There have been no improvement in the disparity between salaries paid to women and men

Urges govt to provide women safe, secure, healthy and harassment-free environment

PTI leader secures 77 out of 118 votes; Asad Qaiser administered her oath .

Naureen Kanwal encourages women to become more self-reliant by riding a motorbike

Seminar on Gender Sensitisation and Women Empowerment in the Agriculture Sector held at UAF

Amna Sardar, an MPA from KPK, said all parties should agree on issues related to rights of women and minorities

Not one woman is seated at the table in a position of power

BISP is acknowledged as one of the top five social safety net programmes worldwide