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Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globally
Updated : 1 year, 11 months 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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Women look for 'solutions' amid rise in domestic violence in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Similar to the situation of minorities in Pakistan, the women of the country face discrimination and mistreatment. Due to the rise in domestic violence cases in the country, many have now called for 'solutions'.
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Discrimination against women places Pakistan with Sub-Saharan countries
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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Gender equality continues to plunge in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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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Global Gender Gap Report triggers debate on womens' condition in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): A Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Pakistan as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity triggering a debate on the need to increase women's participation and representation in all spheres of public life.
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Afghanistan worst among 146 countries surveyed for gender equality: WEF
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 15 (ANI): Revealing a grim picture of the state of women in Afghanistan, a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Afghanistan as the worst country in terms of gender parity.
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Pakistan second-worst country in terms of gender equality: World Economic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): Revealing a grim picture of the state of women in Pakistan, a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Pakistan as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity, a media report said.
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Pakistani women continue to struggle to break biases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Pakistani women, including those in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, continue to struggle to break stigma attached to their gender, and navigating life is still an uphill battle for most women and girls.
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As the world celebrates International Women's Day tomorrow, Pakistani wome
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): As the world is moving forward and women are getting equal status in the fields of education or employment opportunities, Pakistan is witnessing a backsliding as far as women's rights are concerned with the country becoming more conservative since Imran K
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JICA signs loan agreement for women's financial inclusion in India
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a 50 million dollar (about Rs 368 crore) loan agreement with Northern Arc Capital (NAC), an Indian financial institution, to fund non-bank financial entities that provide financial services to wo
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First-time borrowers and first generation entrepreneurs displayed tremendo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): NeoGrowth, India's leading digital lender serving underbanked SME businesses, recently released the Social Impact Report 2021, which indicated that the company extended 64.5 percent of its loans to first-time borrowers while 84 percent
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