A symposium for gender equality and empowerment organized by e-women global network of COPAIR, 15th January 2024, Islamabad

"Breaking barriers and bridging divide"

A symposium for gender equality and empowerment organized by e-women global network of COPAIR (Center of Pakistan and International Relations) and National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW). Ms . Nilofar Bakhtiar emphasized the importance of Women rights and appreciated the partnership with COPAIR for strategizing the national gender initiative to overcome challenges and to drive positive change. She emphasized that together we have the power to break barriers, bridge divides and shape the future, where gender equality is not just an aspiration but a lived reality.

Round Table Conference on Gender Equality and Empowerment included different stakeholders including, Tanzeela Mazhar (Co-Founder in Media Alliance GTV), Nabila Malick (Gender Head UN Women), Imran Khan (Country Director USIP), Syeda Memoona Zeb (Country Office Gender Specialist, UNDP Pakistan), Dr. Saad Ali Khan (Assistant Professor QAU), Qurrat Ul Ain (Vice President FPCCI), Huma Batool (Chairperson, Alvir Airways Pakistan), Dr. Sadia Nadeem (Head, Fast School Of Management), Zulekha (NDMA), & ( Head of D&I) Jazz) and Dr.Shabana Fayyaz (Program Head Gender Policy, COPAIR).

Ms. Amna Munawar Awan, President COPAIR thanked the guests and expressed her gratitude to the participants for their contribution to the roundtable.