German Ambassador Ms Ina Lepel Saturday said gender equality was a worldwide issue while workplace harassment was one of the factors that hindered women in Pakistan to come out and opt for different professions.
The Pakistan government, she hoped, would introduce more reforms in laws covering women protection.
She was addressing as chief guest at a ceremony held at the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) in connection with the World Women Day, said a press release.
The ambassador referred to Germany where a long struggle was made by women to achieve success and they were running different businesses.
She said organizing such events by the chamber must be appreciated. The RCCI, she said, should provide maximum support and facilities to women so that they could start small businesses.
Speaking on the occasion, RCCI President Mian Humayun Parvez said that no nation could progress without the progress of women. The main aim of celebrating the day was to acknowledge the economic and social contribution made by women to the country.
“It can either be as a human resource manager, armed forces, civil services, business executives, or as a doctor, engineer, journalist, banker and fashion designer,” he added.
The RCCI, he said, would provide free consultancy to those women who wanted to start their own business.
Educationist Riffat Mushtaq, Radio Pakistan’s first announcer Kanwal Naseer, DIG Motorway Traffic Police Helena Iqbal Saeed, Director Mehargarh Maliha Hussain, Regional Director Punjab Small Industry Corporation Farrah Razzak, and rock climber Nazia Parvez also spoke on the occasion.
RCCI Senior vice President Saqib Rafiq, Vice President Muhammad Aqil Obaid, Group leader Sheikh Shabbir and former President Kashif Shabbir, Chairperson RCCI Women Entrepreneur Committee Mehwish Afridi and Vice Chairperson Sadia Aftab, members executive committee and a large number of women members of RCCI attended the ceremony.
Different stalls were also set up at the chamber, where women entrepreneurs and artists displayed their products, including paintings, dresses, jewellery, handicrafts and food items.
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