Tag Archives: gender

COVID-19 threatened the world in each and every sector of their economies and may also increase the chances of corruption as every government nowadays are busy to counter the health crisis. Corruption, the abuse of public office for private gain, …

The pandemic is ravaging Latin America, but it also offers an opportunity to transform the region for the better. The financial system can play a significant role in building a sustainable recovery through the use of ESG investments. This approach …

The government officials revealed that Pakistan had a Gender Inequality Index (GII) ranking of 133 in the 2017. It is not an encouraging sign that female participating in the labour market is also declining with the passage of time, viz, …

Preparing budgets from a gender perspective will help us establish a more inclusive world order. Gender-disaggregating data serves as the basis for gender budgeting. Any effort to mitigate the fallout of COVID-19 without the gender lens dilutes its efficacy. Our …

At the present rate of progress, it could take us nearly 100 years to get to gender parity. Since 2006, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index has been measuring differences between men and women in four key areas: economic participation …

Gender is crucial in banking since a typical microfinance client is a woman from a rural household. Detailed research on microfinance has discussed the claim that microfinance shows inclination towards female entrepreneurship and empowerment. However, there has been very limited …

Under the 1973 constitution, all Pakistani citizens are equal, with no distinction based on gender alone. Unfortunately, constitutional guarantees of equality have not been enforced in actual practice in Pakistan. Enforcement of the law is the real challenge. It has …

The current gender gap in financial inclusion is 27.6 percent in Pakistan, according to Global Findex 2017. Policymakers often prioritise closing the gender gap in account ownership as a tool to empower women. However, research has shown that a mere …

A study published by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office has explored gender profiles in worldwide patenting, finding that the overwhelming majority of patents are filed by men. Over the past decade, things have started to change, though progress is slow. Last year, female …

Among the various reasons identified on global level for removing gender disparity with regard to education and female participation in labor force it is the total responsibility inflicted on women and girls for care giving at household level. This involves …

“Sorry, I don’t know that one.” Alexa, Cortana, even the automated announcements on public transport – they all have one thing in common: a female voice or female avatar. I have been working on dialogue systems since the first generation …

The role of gender in carving a good leader has always been a matter of great debate between the Human Resource professionals and human right activists. There are two extremes – one advocating women as the supreme and the other associating leadership with masculinity, …