Tag: Gender

At the launch ceremony of Plan International’s annual “Because I Am A Girl” report which assesses the state of the world’s young women on...

Proving that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has gender bias and is conservative in outlook, the party not only neglected women workers and leaders...

A three day workshop on gender equity and equality was held at a hotel in the federal capital on Monday with the aim of...

Individual Land Pakistan, a non-profit Organisation, is holding the first series of its workshops from July 25 to July 27, 2011, on sensitisation of...

France's first lady Carla Bruni spoke openly about her pregnancy for the first time in a newspaper interview -- but kept the baby's gender...

PARIS - The IAAF on Tuesday announced the introduction of new eligibility rules for female athletes triggered by the controversy surrounding South Africa's 800metre runner Caster Semenya. Athletics' governing body, in a landmark ruling, became the first sports federation to adopt a policy governing women athletes with excessive male hormones, a medical condition known as hyperandrogenism. An IAAF statement announced: "A female with hyperandrogenism who is recognised as a female in law

KARACHI - Anila Qayyum Agha's artwork is made up of series of collaged drawings that explore how social and gender based issues result from the concepts constructed by history, traditions and the contemporary society.
"My usage of textile processes is inspired by the complicated social issues inherent in the Fibre field. The addition of dyes, wax, coffee or tea stains invoke the history and residual memory of the feminine, of the domestic and add to the depth of meaning conveyed

FAISALABAD - Gender equality is inevitable for a durable socio-economic development in the society, said Gender Reforms Action Plan (GRAP) Deputy Director Muhammad Anees Chaudhry. He said this while addressing a training workshop held at Allama Iqbal Library organised by Gender Support Unit for the capacity building of union council secretaries.
The speakers were Executive District Officer (Literacy) Asif Tarar, Community Organisation District Officer Saeed Anwar, Gender

LAHORE - Gender Mainstreaming Units of the Education, Home, and Services and General Administration (S&GAD) departments conducted a training workshop on "Women's Participation in Public Sector Employment and Challenges" on Monday. A large number of female employees of these departments participated and expressed their views on gender equality issues in the country.
The speakers said male-dominated family systems, culture and norms of the society were becoming an obstacle in

LAHORE: Shirakt Gah, South Asia Partnership Pakistan and Kashf Foundation along with other non-governmental organisations (NGO) organised a walk and solidarity rally at the Lahore Press Club to mark the International Women Rights Defenders Day.
The participants carried banners and placards demanding an end to all forms of violence against women and acts of harassment against human rights defenders. November 29 is a day of recognition for human rights activists when activism,