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  • Oct 27th, 2017
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Australian high commissioner Margaret Adamson said on Thursday that women are facing challenges worldwide in trying to get their potential acknowledged. She was addressing the audience at the screening of Nageen Hayat's documentary "Posheeda Qadam" (Hidden Footsteps) at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.

The documentary features women's rights, cyber violence and discriminatory laws in South Asia. She said the younger generation has a different and more positive perspective on women's rights, and they believe in equal opportunities and an end to gender discrimination.

"The volume of the world economy is 12 trillion dollars, but its female segment could not get their fair share out of it for its development and education," she said. She said that despite the absence of equal opportunities, women have managed to earn Nobel Prizes. Gender disparity is a global phenomenon, she said, and governments have to devise policies for providing equal opportunities for women.

She said that young people are an asset to Pakistan and have the potential to be role models. Filmmaker Nageen Hayat called for legislation against cyber violence in Pakistan. She said that the government should take pre-emptive measures against cyber harassment. Former speaker of the National Assembly Fahimda Mirza and other members of civil society were among those present on the occasion.



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