Addressing Gender Inequality And Women Empowerment
- Uptake of digital economy would require a multi-stakeholder approach to perform the capacity building of the labour market and integrate a gender perspective in policy planning.
- To create a friendly business environment for women, post-COVID recovery should promote laws regarding workplace and digital harassment along with increased funding opportunities for women-owned SMEs.
- To combat vulnerabilities for single mothers, there is a need to build safety networks that provide social support, financial support, public paid work opportunities, and health cards.
- To support female-owned small and micro enterprises (SMEs) and other small-scale businesses which suffered during the Pandemic, government and financing institutions should provide marketing training to female entrepreneurs to attract more customers.
- The design of the academic curriculum, particularly of cultural and social studies, should be left with provincial governments as they would be able to incorporate the historical and cultural context of their provinces in a better manner.
- The focus of tourism in Pakistan needs to be shifted from Northern Areas to the south of the country as Punjab and Sindh also have a rich history that can be promoted.
- In the absence of opportunities to share art and music owing to the cancellation of festivals and related events during the Pandemic, social media should be utilized as an important tool in promoting regional folk music and artists.
- In the wake of COVID-19, the relevant organizations need to develop virtual tour programs and initiatives for promoting cultural values in the country.
- Monitoring and implementation of existing laws for gender-based violence need larger attention than designing new ones.
- Public sector entities can introduce a digital media campaign to highlight the basic rights of humans. The policy gap around the basic problems of violence needs to be fulfilled through a multi-stakeholder engagement approach.
