ICCI urges focus on policies for women
Says facilitating them will help Pakistan achieve sustainable growthISLAMABAD: Women form over half of Pakistan’s total population and the government should make policies to focus on their empowerment to achieve sustainable economic growth, said Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sheikh Amir Waheed. Empower women for rapid economic growthWaheed informed the delegation about the initiatives taken by the ICCI for promoting women entrepreneurs. He said that ICCI has established a Women Growth Centre to provide guidance and facilitation to aspiring women entrepreneurs in business start-ups. Social mindset biggest obstacle for women: studyShe said that for women empowerment, IFLT was providing training to women so that they could play role of leaders and entrepreneurs in society and contribute effectively towards nation building. The IFLT has already trained some batches women, while another batch of 25 women were currently under training, she informed.
Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2017 04:52 UTC
