KARACHI: The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) hosted a discussion at the Institute of Business Management (IBA), focused on overcoming the many challenges women journalists face in Pakistan. The session included…
Nike reported increased quarterly sales, but lower profits Thursday as executives pointed to higher women’s athletics sales due in part to the Women’s World Cup. Earnings were dented somewhat by higher company…
BRUSSELS: When the men who run the European Union pick its new leaders this year, they might finally appoint a few more women. But don’t expect a radical change any time soon.…
LAHORE: Police on Saturday registered a case against Dolphin Force officials including the prime suspect Haseeb after a vociferous protest by the bereaved family over the killing of a pedestrian woman in…
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Commission on Status of Women conducted a survey here Monday revealed that in Punjab the Labor Force Participation rate of women was low as it comprised up to only 36.3…
India’s Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider a petition from a Muslim couple to allow women into mosques, seeking to overturn a centuries-old practice that largely bars women from the places…
PIR MAHAL: Two women were killed in the name of honour, in two separate incidents in Pir Mahal, an area of Toba Tek Singh district of Punjab on Monday. As per details, a…
PARIS: With Olympique Lyonnais leading the way at club level, France is ready to complete its women’s football development when it hosts the 2019 World Cup, the French federation’s vice-president has said. Lyon…
Super Bowl ads this year aim increasingly at women, with more messages of female empowerment, as marketers seek to navigate a polarized political environment for the biggest US sporting event. With women…
GENEVA: Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe.…
LAHORE: Shirkat Gah Women Resource Centre, in collaboration with European Union Pakistan, has organised a two-day national convention for women’s political empowerment. Starting Sunday, the purpose of the national convention was to consolidate…
RAWALPINDI: The jail administration has sent to the provincial government a summary seeking the construction of new women and children barracks at the Adiala Jail, officials said Sunday. Superintendent Jail Mansoor Akbar while…
LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said women are not only one of the key drivers of change, but also act as agents of conflict prevention and peacemaking and reconcilers in peace-building efforts…
MANDI BAHAUDDIN: The pregnant women have to face severe hardships due to the closure of gynaecology ward of District Headquarters (DHQ) Mandi Bahauddin. According to details, gynaecology ward of DHQ Mandi Bahauddin…
More than half the women who were murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home “the most dangerous place for a woman,” a new UN study…
BASTI AMEERWALA: For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets — but a sanitation drive by new premier Imran Khan could make…
TEHRAN: Hundreds of Iranian women attended a crunch football match in Tehran, in a rare step seen Sunday as a “victory” by local newspapers and hailed by FIFA as an “historic and festive…
