Share:Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that a gender roadmap will be adopted by the government to achieve equality. Asad Umar desired for a comprehensive proposal to be presented in this regard in the coming week. He emphasized the national priority accorded to gender empowerment and the urgency to respond to the current situation. The Minister asked for the proposed two-year roadmap to be presented before sectorial experts, industry, leaders, and policy think tanks, and their inputs sought while finalizing the same. During the meeting, Member Social Sector and Devolution presented the draft gender roadmap which proposed gender integration across all national policies, programmes, offices and key management processes.

Source: The Nation September 18, 2021 17:03 UTC