Tag: gender equality
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Dear male colleagues, Sherry Rehman has a message for you
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice President and Parliamentary leader Sherry Rehman has highlighted a very common and a misogynistic issue women face in the workplace. In her latest post on X (formerly Twitter), Rehman alluded to male professionals in Pakistan who discriminate in their manner of addressing female colleagues. “I am sorry but I cannot…
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ADB approves $250 million loan to upgrade Pakistan’s power transmission system
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted a $250 million loan to Pakistan to enhance the country’s power transmission system, addressing persistent electricity shortages.
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Five suspects granted bail in two honour killing cases
Peshawar High Court has granted bail in two separate cases involving honor killings. The first case involved Swat resident, Akhtar Ali, suspected of being involved in the killing of his wife and another man over three months ago. The bail was granted by Justice Shahid Khan of a single-member bench, who directed the submission of…
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Iceland’s Prime Minister strikes over gender pay gap
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, walked off the job on Tuesday to demand equal pay and protest violence against women, organisers said. Iceland already tops a World Economic Forum (WEF) ranking for gender equality, but organisers said the country needed to make even more progress and lead by example.…
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A man is a man and a woman is a woman, says Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak stated that it was “common sense” that “a man is a man and a woman is a woman.” On Wednesday, the British Prime Minister shared his stance on gender identity at a conference speech. “We shouldn’t be bullied into believing that people can be any sex they want to be, they can’t. A…
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‘More power to her’: Inspiring story of female rider delivering food
A LinkedIn user named Fizza Ijaz recently posted about receiving her order from a female KFC rider, Meerab. Meerab belongs to Lahore and is currently pursuing a degree in fashion designing. “Today I ordered KFC in Lahore and received a call from a female saying: ‘Hello, I am your rider speaking’,” the post read. “I…
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China’s population expected to start reducing before 2025
China’s population is expected to start to shrink before 2025 as the country’s birth data showed that the number of new births in 2021 was the lowest in decades in several provinces. Currently, China is the most populous country with nearly 1.4 billion residents. The head of population and family affairs at the National Health…
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Gender Gap Report: Pakistan ranked second-worst in the world
Pakistan is the second-worst country in the world in terms of gender parity as per the Global Gender Gap Report 2022. In a report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday, Pakistan is ranked 145 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index. The report examined gender differences in 146 nations…
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‘Women are not property,’ Taliban ban forced marriages
The Taliban issued a decree that bans forced marriages in Afghanistan on Friday, saying women should not be considered “property” and must consent to marriage, reports Al Jazeera. It was annouced by Taliban Chief Hibatullah Akhunzada. The international community, which has frozen billions of dollars in funds for Afghanistan, has made women’s and human rights…
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What is in the Single National Curriculum books? In-depth data analysis of the syllabus
On August 16, 2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan officially launched the Single National Curriculum (SNC). The newly launched curriculum was prepared by the National Curriculum Council (NCC) and the Ministry of Federal Education, in consultation with the provinces. According to PM Khan, “SNC would transform the nation into a unified one.” What is SNC? According…