No fair deal for women
December 1, 2016
By: I.A. REHMAN THIS year, Pakistan’s women activists are observing 16 days of activism against gender violence (Nov 25 to Dec 10) with greater fervour than
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(UN)representing Domestic Violence
November 30, 2016
By: Zainab Zeeshan Malik Recently UN Women launched its #BeatMe campaign to coincide with the Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence which run
Don’t beat me
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By: Aisha Sarwari The UN Women Pakistan have done something laudable. They have launched a campaign against violence against women by naming the devil and
Women that win
November 26, 2016
Recent years have seen a slew of Pakistani women win an array of international awards from the Nobel Peace Prize to multiple Academy Awards and
CII’s irrelevance
November 23, 2016
SOMETIMES, reform is not the answer. A case in point is the resolution unanimously passed by the Senate on Tuesday recommending that women be given
Empowering women entrepreneurs
November 19, 2016
By: Ghalib Nishtar Today, on Women’s Entrepreneur Day, there is much to celebrate. Presently, the global economy boasts 244 million women running their own businesses.
Gender and judging in Pakistan
November 15, 2016
By: Zainab Zeeshan Malik Last week, the National Assembly of Pakistan considered a bill seeking to introduce a quota for the appointment of women judges in
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