November 8, 2022
Islamabad (PR)
The Pakistan Parliamentary delegation led by Federal Minister for poverty Alleviation and Social safety Ms.Shazia Marri is currently visiting Iceland for participation in the the” Fifth Annual Reykjavík Global Forum Women Leadership” scheduled from November 8-10, 2022.
The delegation of Pakistan held bilateral meeting with Ms.Silvana Koch who is the President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL). Ms.Silvana stated that the Forum’s mission is to provide a platform where women leaders discuss and share ideas and solutions on how to further advance society, increase gender equality and promote and positively develop the number of women in leadership positions.
Ms. Shazia , Head of Pakistan delegation acknowledged the mission of WPL to increase both the number and the influence of women in political leadership positions. She also appreciated the sincere efforts of WPL to invite extraordinary women participants from different sectors of life across the globe.
MNA Ms. Shaista Pervaiz while discussing the significant role of women in any society, renewed her commitment to continue
to work for the empowerment of women and improvement in gender parity around the globe.
She added that political parties in Pakistan mostly pick women indirectly on reserved seats through a gender quota in Parliament. It limits women legislators’ power and influence. She mentioned that now its time to take steps to move away from symbolic representation for women to have more female politicians in influential decision-making positions.
Ms.Silvana reaffirmed the commitment of WPL to accelerate the progress towards the equality of women.
Ms. Shazia committed to continue to find innovative ways to bring women’s leadership into the spotlight and inspire future generations.
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