Pakistan Advances Gender Equality with Int’l Workshop
Women's Parliamentary Caucus hosts two-day workshop on gender-sensitive legislative drafting, promoting women's empowerment and rights
Islamabad: Day-1 of the first-ever two-day Int’l workshop, titled “Advancing Gender Equality in Legislation: A Workshop on Gender-Sensitive Legislative Drafting” commenced at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS), under the auspices of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Welcome Remarks were delivered by Mr. Muhammad Rashid Mafzool Zaka, Executive Director (PIPS) and Secretary WPC Dr. Shahida Rehmani extended a warm welcome to the honourable delegates from Maldives & Sri Lanka, participants from the federal & provincial parliaments of Pakistan and the Chief Guest Ms. Zainab Gimba, Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP).
Secretary WPC/MNA Dr. Shahida Rehmani also outlined the significant accomplishments of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) and the women parliamentarians including spearheading critical pro-women legislation, including the Protection Against Harassment at the Workplace Act and anti-acid throwing laws, setting a benchmark for gender-sensitive legal frameworks. Moreover, she informed about the advocacy efforts of WPC for increased representation of women in law enforcement, particularly in the police force, and the introduction of electoral reforms with a gender perspective, along with the humanitarian assistance provided to flood victims and survivors of terrorism and violence.
[0:14 pm, 14/12/2024] Mujtaba Baigh Pro Women Cucus: Day-1 of the first-ever two-day Int’l workshop, titled “Advancing Gender Equality in Legislation: A Workshop on Gender-Sensitive Legislative Drafting” commenced at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS), under the auspices of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Welcome Remarks were delivered by Mr. Muhammad Rashid Mafzool Zaka, Executive Director (PIPS) and Secretary WPC Dr. Shahida Rehmani extended a warm welcome to the honourable delegates from Maldives & Sri Lanka, participants from the federal & provincial parliaments of Pakistan and the Chief Guest Ms. Zainab Gimba, Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP).
Secretary WPC/MNA Dr. Shahida Rehmani also outlined the significant accomplishments of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) and the women parliamentarians including spearheading critical pro-women legislation, including the Protection Against Harassment at the Workplace Act and anti-acid throwing laws, setting a benchmark for gender-sensitive legal frameworks. Moreover, she informed about the advocacy efforts of WPC for increased representation of women in law enforcement, particularly in the police force, and the introduction of electoral reforms with a gender perspective, along with the humanitarian assistance provided to flood victims and survivors of terrorism and violence.
