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WASHINGTON: Legal barriers to the economic advancement of women are widespread, shutting them out of certain jobs, limiting their access to credit, and leaving them unprotected against violence in many economies around the world, says the World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2016 report, released today. The...
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September 13, 2015: Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF), in collaboration with partners UN WOMEN and Indus Motor Company (Toyota Pakistan), recently launched an Innovation Challenge and a 3-day Hackathon to encourage creative and innovative people to help address the challenge of women’s transport. Adopting an innovative approach to kick-off the...
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Injoy Giving, the newly launched online gifting site, is celebrating the act of paying it forward, by backing Karma Kitchen, a volunteer-driven experiment in generosity. Hosted by Injoy Hero, Neha Phukan, Karma Kitchen invites customers to enjoy a meal that has already been paid for by the previous customer....
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The music industry has had its share of badass female artists, loved, adored and even hated by many. Apart from making some of the biggest hits, they managed to ruffle many a feather through quirky antics, disruptive behavior or defiant attitude; in other words not conforming to norms set...
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The ability to move freely and have full control over movement plays an influential role in a woman’s economic emancipation. It is not untrue to claim that true empowerment is only possible through improved mobility which enables women to take control over their lives, have access to education, markets...
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Equal participation of both men and women in the economic activity of a country is critical not only for sustainable development, but for a balanced and equitable society. Although this a fact already acknowledged universally, there still exists a disparity between awareness and reality. A number of companies have...
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Pakistan Innovation Foundation – an apolitical non-profit dedicated using innovation to bring about a transformation in the Pakistani society – launched the Women’s Transportation Innovation Challenge and Hacatkhon this week. There are millions of women who use public transportation to get to work or educational institutions in Pakistan and...
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There’s a reason why Liam Neeson’s movie “Taken” has captured our attention as its terrifying premise of losing one’s daughter to a powerful international human trafficking syndicate hits a raw nerve in every parent’s mind. And while we would like to think that the government is doing its job...
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While literature and history is replete with examples of gender inequality and objectification of women. Be it fact or fiction, reams of paper have also been used to illustrate the female gender as strong, emancipated and intellectually extraordinary. From the feisty Scarlett O’ Hara, the demonically powerful SHE, effervescent...
The music industry has had its share of badass female artists, loved, adored and even hated by many. Apart from making some of the biggest hits, they managed to ruffle many a feather through quirky antics, disruptive behavior or defiant attitude; in other words not conforming to norms set...
The ability to move freely and have full control over movement plays an influential role in a woman’s economic emancipation. It is not untrue to claim that true empowerment is only possible through improved mobility which enables women to take control over their lives, have access to education, markets...
Equal participation of both men and women in the economic activity of a country is critical not only for sustainable development, but for a balanced and equitable society. Although this a fact already acknowledged universally, there still exists a disparity between awareness and reality. A number of companies have...
There’s a reason why Liam Neeson’s movie “Taken” has captured our attention as its terrifying premise of losing one’s daughter to a powerful international human trafficking syndicate hits a raw nerve in every parent’s mind. And while we would like to think that the government is doing its job...
While literature and history is replete with examples of gender inequality and objectification of women. Be it fact or fiction, reams of paper have also been used to illustrate the female gender as strong, emancipated and intellectually extraordinary. From the feisty Scarlett O’ Hara, the demonically powerful SHE, effervescent...
