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USAID hosts round-table discussion on gender inclusion in Pak Trade Policy

EDITED BY: M. M. ALAM

 

KARACHI (24 Jan., 2017): Pakistan Regional Economic Integration Activity (PREIA) – a project of USAID – hosted a roundtable discussion on women’s participation and gender inclusion in Pakistan’s trade policy.

Speaking on the occasion USAID Provincial Director for Sindh and Baluchistan Denise A. Herbol stated: “Women require access to market intelligence and must be given the ability to organize resources effectively to meet market demand, scale-up and respond to trade opportunities.

“We recognize the need for women to have managerial and organizational resources and skills to develop business and export readiness and to manage and expand their businesses efficiently”.

Women from public and corporate sectors, academia and think tanks participated in the discussion and covered various topics related to gender inclusion in Pakistan’s trade policy.

Members of the roundtable shared views on trade policy formulation and advocacy specifically aimed at promoting the participation of women. Over the course of the event, multiple sessions were facilitated by experts including Roubina Taufiq, former Director General of Pakistan’s Trade Dispute Resolution Office.

Similar round-table discussions were recently held in other cities where participants from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Kashmir, and Peshawar, were in attendance.

KARACHI: Women from public and corporate sectors, academia and think tanks participated in the discussion.
KARACHI: Women from public and corporate sectors, academia and think tanks participated in the discussion.

PS: The USAID PREIA is a five-year initiative furthering the development of Pakistan’s trade sector. Under this project this series of round-table discussions is being conducted as part of the Women Leadership Development Program (WLDP) in collaboration with the USAID Training for Pakistan Project.

The WLDP seeks to support women from various trade sectors, such as the government, corporate, business and academia, and equip them with the necessary training to further their inclusion in the economic sector.  

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.