Tag: Women
Senate body commends services of women for country
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior unanimously passed two resolutions wherein women of Pakistan were applauded for their commendable services for the country,...
Women are integral part of our society: IGP
ISLAMABAD: Inspector General Police (IGP) Dr Sultan Azam Temuri here on Thursday said that women are an integral part of every society and no country...
Women-only Pink Taxi service launched on Int’l Women’s Day ...
ISLAMABAD: Women-only Pink Taxi Service was launched on Thursday for the female citizens of the federal capital on the occasion of International Women’s Day....
Women making Pakistan strong, prosperous: PM Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday said that Pakistan has come a long way in women empowerment in all spheres, and hoped...
Women have a role in progress of country: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said Thursday that the great Pakistani women have a role and responsibility towards the...
WDF inaugurated to give women’s movement a new impetus
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of working women, political activists, students and intellectuals gathered on the occasion of International Women’s Day to give the Pakistani women’s movement...
Pakistan among countries offering fewest job opportunities for women
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Iran, and nations in the Middle East are among the countries that are least likely to have job opportunities for women, resulting...
In the Arab world, men don’t want women to work
BEIRUT: Unemployment among women in the Middle East is twice that of men, the United Nations said pointing to low wages, a lack of...
India’s all-women railway crew derails sexist attitudes
JAIPUR: Mahima Dutt Sharma rolls her eyes when men make excuses to gawk at her inside the booth where she checks tickets at India’s...
Bilawal directs lawmakers, office-bearers to register women voters
PPP chairman says women have always lead from the front in party
LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed the...
Uplifting women an economic necessity
BY POOJA DAWANI
There is overwhelming evidence that gender equality – the equal participation of women in the labour market – can boost productivity and...
Three women trailblazing in ‘men’s jobs’
In the ring, battling flames or lifting off into space, women have entered professions generally considered to be men's jobs.
For International Women's Day on...
Women to march against injustice on International Women’s Day
Hundreds of women are set to take to the streets to speak against economic, reproductive and environmental injustice.
The Aurat March, a rally for a...
Women in Istanbul find freedom in dancing
ISTANBUL: In Istanbul’s busy Kadikoy district, a group of women attend a pole dancing class, working out in a gym which many see as...
International conference on “Women, media and transnational perspective” concludes
LAHORE: The two-day international conference on “Women, Media and Transnational Perspectives" hosted by the Punjab University Institute of Communication Studies concluded on Friday.
Norwegian Ambassador Tore...
Weinstein Co to become a women-led entertainment venture
NEW YORK: The Weinstein Co. revived a deal to sell its assets to a group of investors who want to transform the scandal-plagued film...
Societal barriers discourage women’s representation in civil service: UN study
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) jointly released a...
