{"id":2754,"date":"2019-03-19T12:20:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T12:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2019-03-19T12:20:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T12:20:29","slug":"new-survey-highlights-progress-and-challenges-for-gender-equity-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/new-survey-highlights-progress-and-challenges-for-gender-equity-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"New Survey Highlights Progress and Challenges for Gender Equity in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad, March 19, 2019 \u2013Over the last seven years, the number of Pakistani men who think women should have equal rights increased by 15 percent.\u00a0 This was one of the many findings revealed by a recent survey assessing attitudes on gender parity.\u00a0 The survey also noted that 76 percent of Pakistani men and 90 percent of women now think that women should be allowed to work &#8211; up 11 percent since 2011.\u00a0 It also highlighted gaps between attitudes and practice, with barriers remaining that inhibit women\u2019s access to economic and political opportunities.\u00a0 Overall, Pakistan has made significant progress towards gender equity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2755\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/usa-new-pak.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/usa-new-pak.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/usa-new-pak-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/usa-new-pak-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>These survey results were the topic of a panel discussion today at the Evolving Attitudes on Gender Equity in Pakistan seminar, hosted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).\u00a0 More than 70 representatives from civil society, government, and the international community attended the event.\u00a0 Panelists explored survey findings in greater detail and provided recommendations for continued progress.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of U.S. Mission Pakistan, Ambassador Paul Jones, Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires a.i., emphasized that \u201cFor societies to thrive, women and girls must have educational and employment opportunities, quality health care, and access to technology.\u00a0 Gender equity and women\u2019s empowerment are not just part of development \u2013 they are at the center of every country\u2019s development goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad, March 19, 2019 \u2013Over the last seven years, the number of Pakistani men who think women should have equal rights increased by 15 percent.\u00a0 This was one of the many findings revealed by a recent survey assessing attitudes on gender parity.\u00a0 The survey also noted that 76 percent of Pakistani men and 90 percent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,84],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2756,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions\/2756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}