"No nation
achieves anything unless its women go side by
side with men even to the battlefield"
said
Qauid-e-Azam the founder of our country at a
convention in Delhi on 11th April 1946.
Our religion
ensures equal rights to women but due to
unfavourable social texture most of our women
remain deprived. Equality of gender is
recognized, accepted and guaranteed by our
constitution under Articles 25,27,34,35 and 37.
Pakistan is a signatory to the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and has ratified the
Convention on Elimination of all forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). We
have also formulated a National Policy for
Development and Empowerment of Women (NPDEW).
The
Department of Women Development was created in
2003. Previously it was a part of other
departments like Social Welfare, Population
Welfare and Planning and Development.
The Women
Development Department interalia is mandated to
initiate, process and implement women
specific policies programmes and projects for
their social, economic, legal and political
empowerment and to organize events for
mobilizing awareness and sensitizing the
society about genuine rights and requirements of
women. The Department also plays the role of a
catalyst, lobbyist, influencer and advocate for
making our society more tolerant towards women.
The Department serves as a bridge between
communities, women of Sindh, service delivery
departments and other relevant sectors of
society for bringing about positive changes in
the lives of women of Sindh.
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