Tag: Women
Govt asked to support women entrepreneurs
Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Sunday said law and order situation and energy outages have taken their toll on women...
Is it so easy to sexually harass female lawyers?
Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Azmat Saeed expressed sorrow on the maltreatment of young female lawyers, including sexual harassment by their senior colleagues, and...
Women ‘care more about looks, food than men’
Women think more about how they look than they do about men, a new survey has found. It also found that women think more...
Amnesty fears Bahraini women and girls tortured
A group of 38 women and seven girls arrested last week during a protest against Bahrain’s parliamentary by-elections have reportedly been tortured or ill-treated,...
Forum formed to end women’s torture in custody
Oxfam GB, in collaboration with Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) and South Asia Partnership (SAP), has introduced a project addressing women torture in custody. Under...
Violence against women far from over in South Asia
The speakers at a South Asian conference here on Thursday called for a collective struggle and structural reforms to end violence against women in...
Tiger to face Japanese women in charity event
Tiger Woods, who barely qualified for his own charity tournament, announced Monday that he will compete in a charity golf event in Japan on...
ILO to train 5,000 women in Pakistan
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency will train 5,000 women in Pakistan with a view to strengthen...
Punjab win in women’s football
Punjab defeated Balochistan in the opening match of the seventh National Women’s Football Championship 2011 at Islamabad on Monday. Punjab defeated Balochistan by 2-0...
Indonesian women don miniskirts in rape protest
About 50 women in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, donned miniskirts to protest remarks by the Jakarta city governor who blamed a...
Why men are hit harder by divorce than women
Men often find it difficult to cope with the life changes brought on by a divorce while women tend to fare much better, a...
Pakistan women go down fighting in WI
West Indies women finally marked a successful series triumph after earning a one-over eliminator win during the 4th and final Twenty20 match against Pakistani...
120,000 pregnant women affected by Sindh floods: NDMA
Around 120, 000 pregnant women are likely to be among Sindh’s flood victims, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Friday.“We believe around three...
4 Pakistani women entrepreneurs in Paris garments exhibition
Four Pakistani women entrepreneurs are participating in 11th edition of Prêt-à-porter Paris, the prestigious fair of the high end fashion garment industry of France...
Seven killed, including three women
Seven people, including three women, were killed in various incidents in the city during Eid. A man was killed over enmity in the Batapur...
Women’s abduction on the rise: 104 cases reported
Around 104 cases of abduction of women have been registered in various police stations of the capital this year, compared to four cases of...
Pakistan women team lose to WI
Pakistan women’s cricket team lost the first One-day International against the West Indies. Pakistan scored 82 runs in 40 overs and only three players...
