WB Group Gender thematic policy note series – Accelerating Gender equality through reforming legal frameworks. The main points of the policy note. Reforms of discriminatory laws key for economic development. Women have 3/4 of legal rights. Gaps persist in “human accumulation, access to jobs, ownership of assets, women’s voice and agency.” Key areas, availability, […]
The first time I heard of the word feminist foreign policy (FFP) was at a visit from the Australian Foreign Minister to Pakistan whilst I was Minister. It was an eloquent speech made at the Serena Islamabad for a wider audience other than cabinet Ministers and it certainly had an impact on me as a […]
Invisible women – exposing data bias in a world designed for men by Caroline Criado Perez I came across this book whilst browsing in a Karachi bookstore and it immediately caught my gender lens because I usually zoom into any issues which require legislative reinforcements to enhance the women empowerment agenda. It opens […]
The Summit of the Future needs legal binding; otherwise, it will not sustain. I am a legislator at heart, and I see things as processes that must live beyond individuals. I present to you my dream which we are enroute to setting up. Join us in this exciting journey….Be part of a legacy that will […]
When I look at the SOTF agenda I think there is one theme which is inherently required as a methodology for its success. Having being trained by the best at SciencesPo Paris in La Grande Strategie (courtesy General Vincent Desportes – do read his latest book in French if you can https://www.amazon.com/Visez-sommet-r%C3%A9ussir-devenez-strat%C3%A8ge/dp/220716490X ), I have […]
Gender Violence is a subject which has many ugly faces. Roughly it is divided in two; Verbal violence and physical violence. Whilst the latter has often taken precedence in women empowerment struggles, it is the former which is the silent killer and the most traumatic to fully recover from. More on that later but today […]