Begum Samina for women-friendly, harassment free work environment.

KARACHI -- First Lady Begum Samina Alvi urged the need for a women-friendly and harassment-free work environment so that women could work without fear and contribute to the development and prosperity of their families, organizations, and their country.

She added that it was the responsibility of the business community to make their workplaces women-friendly and provide them with support and necessary facilities to enhance their inclusion in the mainstream of economic sectors.

The First Lady expressed these views while addressing a ceremony to celebrate International Women's Day at a private sector organization here on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, the First Lady said that without making women a part of businesses and productive workforce, Pakistan could not progress. She stated that those countries progressed that invested in the health and education of women and their empowerment. She regretted that in Pakistan women's representation in the labour force and mainstream socio-economic activities was much lower as compared to men. She stressed the need to provide women with education, skills and employment opportunities to ameliorate this situation.

The First Lady also...

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