How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan?

Series: Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future

How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan?

04 March 2022

The webinar presented results from a representative survey of firms in in Lahore, Pakistan—a metropolis of over 10 million—to shed light on how comfortable workspaces in Lahore currently are for women and the extent to which they can be made more favorable, both for women who are currently employed, and those who wish to join the labor force.

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
04 Mar 2022 Opening Session Welcome Remarks Samantha Hung, Chief of Gender Equality Thematic Group, SDCC , ADB
04 Mar 2022 Opening Session Introduction Guest Speaker Elisabetta Gentile, Economist, Macroeconomics Research Division, ERCD, ADB
04 Mar 2022 How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan?
This presentation gave a brief discussion of women in the workplace in Pakistan.
Lala Rukh Khan
04 Mar 2022 Q & A Facilitated by: Elisabetta Gentile, Economist, Macroeconomics Research Division, ERCD, ADB
04 Mar 2022 Closing Session Closing Remarks Samantha Hung, Chief of Gender Equality Thematic Group, SDCC , ADB

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