Tag: #Women
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WHO to Evacuate Women and Children from Gaza for Urgent Medical Care
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working on evacuating approximately 1,000 women and children in Gaza, to Europe, for urgent medical care. The Head of the WHO’s Europe chapter confirmed the evacuations will begin shortly. In an interview with AFP, Hans Kluge said that authorities are “committed to 1,000 more medical evacuations” within the next…
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What women want from a man?
Understanding what women truly want from a man is complex and nuanced. However, a key factor is mutual respect. Once respect is lost in a relationship, it’s difficult to recover. Women deserve the same level of respect that men offer each other. Disrespect or patronization can quickly lead to the breakdown of a relationship. In…
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Celebrations of World Health Day 2024 at PGGA Headquarters
Pakistan Girl Guides Association National Headquarters celebrated World Health Day at its NHQ in collaboration with the World Health Organization Pakistan on 17th April 2024. More than 150 Guides (6 to 16 years old) participated. The theme of the Day was “My Health My Right”. During the event, Girls had the opportunity to experience enjoyable…
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Ensuring Safe Streets: Combating Violence Against Women in Public Spaces
The prevalence of violence against women in public spaces is a deeply concerning reality that hinders gender equality and women’s participation in public life. Verbal harassment, catcalling, stalking, groping, and even more severe forms of physical and sexual assault can lead to long-term emotional trauma and restrict women’s freedom of movement. Fear of violence restricts…
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Women With No Rights
The UN theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. First of all, Women’s day was celebrated in America. Where Charlotte Perkins Gilman addressed the crowd: “It is true that a woman’s day is centered in her home and motherhood but home should mean the whole country and…
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Jazz meets Meta to make digital spaces safe for women of Pakistan
In order to make Facebook safe for women, a digital guide to girl power in cyberspaces has been launched by Jazz in Pakistan.
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Khula-seeking women to return 100% of Haq-Mehr: FSC
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Wednesday declared that returning only 25% of Haq-Mehr in case of Khula (women’s right to divorce) is against the rulings of Shariah in this matter. Haq Mehr is an obligatory payment made by the husband to his wife at the time of their marriage in the form of…
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Saudi women among Forbes’ most powerful business figures
Four women from Saudi Arabia have made it to the Forbes list of 50 most powerful businesswomen
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Woman allegedly assassinated for rejecting to marry her boss
This analysis is by Farid Khan. A man in Faisalabad allegedly assassinated his colleague after she declined to marry him. The person who is suspected to be the murderer was the bank’s operation manager and the victim was his fellow customer service officer. He shot dead the women for declining the marriage proposal. Police confiscated the…
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Another woman subject of harassment in Lahore
It is becoming increasingly unsafe for women in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, to leave their homes. Now, another case of harassment towards women has surfaced. According to reports, another incident of a woman being harassed in the Gulshan Ravi area has occurred, the case of which has been registered at the Gulshan Ravi…