by - Iftikhar Ahmad & Sobia Mir Care work, as old as humanity itself, sustains life and enables economic productivity across all societies. It involves meeting the physical, psychological and…
Violence against women is endemic — it is found in the form of physical, psychological and sexual violence. Pakistan now has laws on these forms of violence in the shape of Pakistan Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act, The Women in Distress and Detention Fund Act and, most recently, the Punjab Government’s Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2016.
The article was published on 14 March 2016 by the DAWN. The government must also pursue proactive measures for increased representation of women in active labour force. THE IMF estimates that closing the gender…