gender equality

News DeskIslamabad: A lack of gendered data hinders effective policy implementation to address climate disaster issues and inequalities, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Romina Khurhsid Alam on Monday.Speaking at…

News DeskUnited Nations: In an effort to promote gender equality and protect every woman and girl’s right to education, Pakistan has called for closing the digital gender gap at the United Nations.Speaking at an expert panel of UN…

News DeskIslamabad: Constituting one-fifth of the parliament, women parliamentarians outnumber men in proceedings and continued to make up the majority of the National Assembly and Senate regular members throughout the year. Women…

Mukhtar Kareem Quetta: Transformation is a desire for a change supported by a process to actualise the desired transformation. The process is fundamental to change. It is gradual and incremental.It is this that many contemporary…

News DeskIslamabad: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) handed over the proposed Code of Ethics to prevent hate speech against women politicians and parliamentarians to enhance their political participation to Election…

News DeskIslamabad: Women’s confidence and media awareness are key weapons to eliminate harassment from the society where all stakeholders need to play a collective role actively for the protection of rights of women, said former…

News DeskLahore: Gaps in consent practices and the absence of a comprehensive data protection law are leaving sensitive healthcare information vulnerable in Pakistan, according to a new report by the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF).…

News DeskIslamabad:Pakistan’s growing digital divide is widening existing gender inequalities and leaving women at greater risk of being excluded from the country’s technological transformation, National Commission on the Status of…

News DeskIslamabad: “According to the Global Gender Gap Report, Pakistan has closed the gender gap by 56.4 per cent, yet we are still ranked second lowest from the bottom.To create laws, regulations, and quotas that will bring…

News Desk PESHAWAR: The provincial health department, in a statement, informed that screening of more than 25,000 pregnant womenin flood-affected areas has been completed while around 20,000 deliveries are expected next month. This…