Rah Center For Management & Development

Webinar on 'Unlearning Patriarchy: Expanding Impacts of Gender Training' jointly hosted by Martha Farrell Foundation, PRIA (Society for Participatory Research In Asia), India and UN Women India
Office, and CYSD held on 28th September, 2021.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) organized a policy dialogue on Thursday to share the findings of their report prepared with the support of the German foundation Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FNF) to assess women legislators’ political participation in Pakistan for the first two parliamentary years (2018-2020) of the current national and provincial assemblies.

HRCP meeting for highlighting women MPs’ political participation Journalists and rights activists have stressed during a discussion that women politicians and parliamentarians should be encouraged by giving coverage to their political and parliamentary participation.

In a working environment thick with sexism, women legislators across tiers say they find it difficult to gain access to leadership or decision-making positions.

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Women in parliament: endured at best | Special Report | thenews.com.pk In a working environment thick with sexism, women legislators across tiers say they find it difficult to gain access to leadership or decision-making positions

3rd International Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development at the Government College University, Lahore.

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Informal employment.
Unpaid domestic work.
Motherhood penalty.
Restrictive gender roles.
Discriminatory hiring practices.
Sexist promotion decisions.
The patriarchy.

The gender pay gap is rooted in systemic inequalities. It's high time for .

~Phumzile Mlambo
Executive Director of UN Women

We cannot afford to stay silent in the face of systematic barriers & long-standing biases that continue to prevent girls from becoming 👩‍🔬👩‍🏫

Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem held a Meeting with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz and Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Mr. Reza Baqir at the Law Ministry, on 30-03-2021.

During the session it was suggested that a designated Hotline System should be established for providing free, confidential and specialist support and advocacy services to victims of abuse and sexual violence.

Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Barrister Muhammad Farogh Naseem chaired a Meeting of Anti-Rape Committee at the Law Ministry on 29-03-2021.

A member of the Special Committee suggested that, during the time wherein the victim gives his or her account of the events, a trained paralegal, and/or social worker must be present to record evidence to ensure it does not get destroyed during the process.

سپیشل کمیٹی نے انسدادِ ریپ آرڈیننس پر عملدرآمد کیلئے کام شروع کر دیا ہے

The Special Committee will meet from Monday- Thursday for the upcoming weeks to work towards effectual compliance of the