Staff Reporter
Islamabad, (Parliament Times) : E HANDS organised a Focused Group Discussion on “The Importance of Inclusion of Women in Workplaces” in commemoration of International Women’s Day. The session was organised at Lincoln Reading Lounge in collaboration with Lincoln Corners Pakistan which was attended by professionals, activists and students.
Dr Rakhshinda Perveen has experience of more than 30 years in the development sector including the United Nations system and Dr Afshan Huma, Assistant Professor at the Department of Educational Planning, Policy Studies and Leadership at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad spoke at the session. The panel was moderated by Muhammad Hussain Amin, Program Officer at E HANDS. The issues of gender disparity, income inequality, safe workplaces for women, workplace harassment and the role of women in the economy were discussed in detail.