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Policy Interventions for Women’s Economic Empowerment
“Empowerment is variously defined as control over resources, decision-making, and eventually control over one's life. There are multiple contexts to women's economic empowerment in Pakistan. The existence of structural discrimination against women at the legal, cultural and economic policy levels tend to either push them back or they face increased structural violence in their lives.” ....more ....
WTO Mini Ministerial Meetings: High Profile Decisions
Trade ministers from 25 key trading nations, including the United States, the European Union, Japan, Australia, India, Brazil, and Pakistan, met in Kenya from 2-4 March to “revive the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks that collapsed in Cancun, Mexico two years ago.” ....more....
Trafficking and Danger of HIV/AIDS
Rukhsana became a sex worker in 1982 when she was 15 years old. Today working as a recruiting agent, she is part of a network trafficking girls......more....
Mukhtaran: Layers of Violence and Resistance
We all know her case well — raped on the orders of a panchayat (village council) with over one hundred witnesses. The alternative systems of justice, as many women’s rights and human rights activists have emphasized, deny women their rights......more....
Political Parties in Pakistan
In democratic societies, political parties play a significant role in articulating citizens' aspirations. Upon gaining people's support and electoral trust, they serve as a vital link between the state and society. However, Pakistan's elitist political scene portrays a totally different picture......more....
