Achieving gender equality as well as equity and women’s empowerment is integral to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Cyntax Health Projects have collaborated to focus on developing solutions for providing women with equal access to education, entrepreneurial opportunities, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes for social cohesion and prosperity. To turn this mission into action, IWCCI Gender Equity Hub has been launched on February 24th 2023.
The Hub will address gender inequities and develop transformative gender and diversity policies for female workforce in Pakistan. It will form a national focus for gender-balanced workforce transformation and act as a direct national link with the global Equity programs. The hub will create clear evidence-based strategies for addressing gender and diversity inequalities in female workforce development in Pakistan for better SDG’s achievement and reporting from a gender lens.
The chief guest on the soft launch of IWCCI Gender Equity Hub was Federal Ombudsman FOSPAH, Madam Kashmala Khan. She appreciated the efforts of both the organizations and highlighted the need of creating awareness on gender rights and opportunities for women available in the country through use of digital media. The event was attended by members of Embassy of Italy and Egypt, State Bank of Pakistan and women entrepreneurs.