Month: February 2010

Protecting women

THE Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Bill has, after much dillydallying, been adopted by the Senate, making it just a step away...

Small dams to empower women

SMALL dams are a valuable asset. They usually hold water with little input from the owner. Water resource development and management is imperative for sustainable...

Sexual harassment’s fourth pillar

Miranda Husain It is a sad truth that even those industries that look in the mirror and declare themselves the most liberally progressive of all,...

Violence against women

This is with reference to Saadia Khalid’s news report titled “Widow falls victim to unjust customs” that appeared in the City News section of your...

No rights for women

Sir: Over the past few months, the Punjab Assembly has tabled numerous pointless resolutions and has been a forum for all sorts of outlandish statements....