{"id":34291,"date":"2024-09-12T06:59:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=34291"},"modified":"2024-09-12T06:59:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:59:52","slug":"un-women-advocates-for-gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment-via-private-sector-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/un-women-advocates-for-gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment-via-private-sector-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Women Advocates for Gender Equality and Women\u2019s Empowerment via Private Sector Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34292\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UN_Women_Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UN_Women_Pakistan.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UN_Women_Pakistan-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Islamabad: 10<sup>th<\/sup> September 2024 <\/strong>\u2013 UN Women Pakistan hosted an event in Islamabad titled &#8216;Shaping Tomorrow: Private Sector Engagement in Advancing Gender Equality and Women\u2019s Empowerment.&#8217; The primary objective of the event was to advocate for greater involvement of private enterprises in driving gender equality initiatives, recognizing the critical role that businesses play in fostering inclusive economic growth.<\/h5>\n<h5>By engaging the private sector, UN Women seeks to create more opportunities for women\u2019s participation in the workforce, leadership roles, and entrepreneurship, as well as ensure that gender-sensitive policies are integrated into corporate practices.<\/h5>\n<h5>In her opening remarks,\u00a0 Maria Holtsberg &#8211; UN Women Country Representative a.i. emphasized the importance of collaboration with the private sector to achieve sustainable progress toward gender equality.<\/h5>\n<h5>&#8220;The private sector has the power to accelerate the transformation we need for women\u2019s economic empowerment. By investing in women, businesses not only strengthen their operations but also contribute to the broader development of society,&#8221; She further added,<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mJFcKuHCL7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/un-women-pia-foshpah-ink-landmark-agreement-against-harassment\/\">UN Women, PIA &#038; FOSHPAH Ink Landmark Agreement against Harassment<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;UN Women, PIA &#038; FOSHPAH Ink Landmark Agreement against Harassment&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/un-women-pia-foshpah-ink-landmark-agreement-against-harassment\/embed\/#?secret=TORgT3bmim#?secret=mJFcKuHCL7\" data-secret=\"mJFcKuHCL7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>\u201cEmpowering women economically is a key to unlocking their full potential. This means ensuring equal pay for equal work, providing opportunities for women in leadership, and supporting women entrepreneurs. When women have the means and opportunities to contribute economically, entire communities\u2019 benefit, leading to improved health, education, and social outcomes.<\/h5>\n<h5>In keynote remarks, Mr. Jam Kamal Khan the Minister of Commerce, highlighted the importance of digital inclusion as a pathway to economic equality.<\/h5>\n<h5>&#8221; The private sector plays a major role in driving change, and today&#8217;s event has showcased the need of collaboration in achieving gender equality. Technology is the great equalizer, and digital inclusion is the bridge to economic equality. By prioritizing digital inclusion, we can remove the barriers that have historically kept women out of the economic mainstream.\u00a0 Ministry of Commerce, through its new e-commerce policy, will empower women by implementing various policies and facilitation measures,\u201d the minister asserted.<\/h5>\n<h5>The event also featured two insightful panel discussions. The first, &#8220;Leveraging Digital and Financial Inclusion for Enhanced Livelihoods of Our Women and Girls,&#8221; focused on improving access to finance and digital resources.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S1L6TSFCkL\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/orange-the-world-end-violence-against-women-now-eu-un-women-activism\/\">Orange the World: End Violence Against Women Now &#8211; EU, UN Women Activism<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Orange the World: End Violence Against Women Now &#8211; EU, UN Women Activism&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/orange-the-world-end-violence-against-women-now-eu-un-women-activism\/embed\/#?secret=gdjxzhQJSI#?secret=S1L6TSFCkL\" data-secret=\"S1L6TSFCkL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Key speakers included\u00a0 Musarat Jabeen from SECP, who discussed improving access to finance for women entrepreneurs;\u00a0 Shumaila Rifaqat from Karandaaz, who spoke about promoting access to SMEs and financial inclusion; and Nadeem Malik from P@SHA, who addressed the gender digital divide. Ms. Rabia Khatak \u2013 Jazz shared insights on bridging the digital divide through technology and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.<\/h5>\n<h5>The second panel, <em>&#8220;Investing in Women\u2019s Leadership in the Private Sector,&#8221;<\/em> highlighted the importance of supporting women in leadership roles within the business sector. This discussion featured Ms. Nazia from JICA, Mr. Ehsan Malik, CEO of Pakistan Business Council, and Mr. Ashan Jamil, CEO of Ubuntu Care, who shared their perspectives on fostering women\u2019s leadership and driving systemic change in the private sector.<\/h5>\n<h5>The event saw strong participation from key stakeholders, including private sector companies, WEPs signatories, financial institutions, donors, and international organizations. Together they discussed and devised strategies for enhancing women&#8217;s economic empowerment through private sector engagement.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oVtiBf1eEh\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-july-aug-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World &#8211; July \/ Aug 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World &#8211; July \/ Aug 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-july-aug-2024\/embed\/#?secret=vpfr8k2Rge#?secret=oVtiBf1eEh\" data-secret=\"oVtiBf1eEh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Islamabad: 10th September 2024 \u2013 UN Women Pakistan hosted an event in Islamabad titled &#8216;Shaping Tomorrow: Private Sector Engagement in Advancing Gender Equality and Women\u2019s Empowerment.&#8217; The primary objective of the event was to advocate for greater involvement of private enterprises in driving gender equality initiatives, recognizing the critical role that businesses play in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[1741,1047,5857,251,4984,4567,4985,2010,48,1585,356,129],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34291"}],"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=34291"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34294,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34291\/revisions\/34294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}