March 28, 2022
Pakistan: In a first, Sindh to have a woman tribal sardar
MPA Heer Soho says community chose her as leader after her father.
Pakistan
March 15, 2022
Women MPs actively participating in parliamentary business
Constituting one-fifth of parliament, women parliamentarians accounted for nearly 35 per cent of parliamentary agenda during 2021-22 – 38 per cent in the National Assembly and 25 per cent in the Senate.
In Pakistan, gendered politics prevail
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February 10, 2022
In Pakistan, gendered politics prevail
Pakistan’s constitution makes no distinction between genders but women in parliament know that’s not the reality in politics.
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Pakistan’s constitution makes no distinction between genders but women in parliament know that’s not the reality in politics.
January 18, 2022
In Pakistan, women’s maximum participation in local government polls stressed
South Asia Partnership (SAP) Pakistan and Aurat Foundation held a convention on women’s political participation in Pakistan on Saturday. The focus was on women in local government.
December 22, 2021
In Pakistan, parties asked to award tickets to women in elections
Civil society activists have demanded political parties to award tickets to women aspirants for the local government elections to bring them into the national mainstream.
December 20, 2021
In a first, hundreds of women contest local council elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
More than 550 women contested local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, the election commission said.
December 15, 2021
Unprecedented in the Pakistani Parliament’s history: women lawmakers present 133 bills in 4 years
Contrary to popular belief, the performance of Women legislators in both Houses remained remarkable and in Parliament’s history they presented a significant number of 133 bills for legislative business in just four years (2018 to 2021).
Pakistan: women in parliament
By Dr Naazir Mahmood
Women, politics and opposition
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February 11, 2021
Women, politics and opposition
The conventional consensus is that Pakistan lags behind severely in gender equality. However, one area where it has made progress is women in politics. It is one of 70 countries in the world that has had a woman prime minister or president.
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The conventional consensus is that Pakistan lags behind severely in gender equality. However, one area where it has made progress is women in politics. It is one of 70 countries in the world that has had a woman prime minister or president.