Women Breaking Barriers

It is refreshing to see a surge in the trend of women participation in sports in Pakistan. Last week, a Pakistani athlete Neelofar Shirazi from district Battgaram made a world...

Pakistan observes extremely low female labor force participation. One of the anticipated reasons behind women’s lagging behind in the economic domain happens to be the prevailing...

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severely affected the global and Pakistani economy. One of the major impacts the global pandemic made on the economy was bringing...

Gender inequality and gender based violence stand as the most persistent but least recognized human right abuse and a pertinent issue internationally. However, the issue is more...

The Punjab government, in its efforts to protect and empower women, launched a mobile phone application through the Punjab Police department named ‘Punjab Police – Women Safety...

Religion and religious ideologies have always managed to hold their place in all societies. In the recent past, religion has been used as a tool to promote terrorism and...

The Khyber Pakthunkhhwa Assembly achieved a huge milestone in women empowerment on January 18, 2021, when it passed the Domestic Violence against Women (Prevention and...

Women though make more than fifty percent of Pakistani population, yet still are one of the most marginalized segment in the society. Considering Pakistan’s frail economy, women...

‘No nation can rise to the heights of glory unless your women are side by side with you, said Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of the nation. This statement...