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Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globally
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Women's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively. They emphasise the need to redefine the roles prescribed to women by Pakistani society and the government.
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Discrimination against women places Pakistan with Sub-Saharan countries
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan ranks 167 in a list of 170 countries on the Global Women, Peace and Security Index. It was placed 153rd on the Global Gender Gap Index.
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Pakistan: Women in Karachi afraid of city's transport options due to safet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Women in Karachi are afraid of utilizing the city's transport options due to a spike in incidents of molestation in cabs, and rickshaws.
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Gender equality continues to plunge in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The sophisticated system of education in Pakistan for women is still an elusive dream as the government has been negligent in making relevant arrangements that can close the gender gap with significant improvements. Experts believed that the widespread poverty and unsafe social environmen
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Safety, security of women is a fantasy in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Amid a rise in gender-based violence, the safety and security of women is a fantasy in Pakistan.
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Newborn girls still face existential threats in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): The recent murder of an infant by her father in Pakistan's Punjab province might have come as a shock to many but critics argue that it should not as the country ranks a lowly 153 out of 156 countries on the Gender Gap Index.
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Imran Khan fails in ensuring opportunities for women as Pak slips further
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): Despite promises by Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide equal opportunities for women, Pakistan has been ranked 153rd out of 156 countries on gender inequality, according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021, released on
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Shocker from Pak: WWF Goodwill Ambassador harassed on road in Islamabad
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Goodwill Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and an adventure athlete, Samar Khan, on Thursday said that she had been harassed in Islamabad by a motorcyclist.
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Pakistan ranked as second-worst country in Gender gap index
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.26 (ANI): For the second consecutive year, Pakistan has been ranked as the second-worst country in the world for gender inequality.
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