ISLAMABAD: Economic empowerment of women linked to national uplift and country cannot progress and prosper without women participation in development initiatives, said Mayor of Islamabad Sheikh Anser Aziz.
“Majority of the population comprising women and without bringing them into the national mainstream no dream regarding economic development can turn into reality”, Sheikh Anser Aziz said this while talking to a delegation of women entrepreneurs led by Samina Fazil, founder President, Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI).
He said that improvement in the gender equality situation has become imperative and we will support all women empowerment initiatives.
He said that the Constitution guarantees the protection of the rights of the women but it is not practiced in letter and spirit therefore the government, as well as the private sector, should encourage and empower women to ensure sustainable national development.
The issues barring the women from development should be addressed on a priority basis to ensure sustainable development of the country, he added.
The city father said that there are eleven women chambers and many other associations working for the betterment of women while the initiatives taken by IWCCI are praiseworthy.
With input from INP
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