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PU DGS organizes seminar
PU DGS organizes seminar


LAHORE: (Friday, September 30, 2022): Punjab University Department of Gender Studies (DGS) organized a seminar on 'Participation of Women in Politics'. On this occasion, Director Department of Gender Studies Prof Dr Raa’na Malik, Dr Qaiser Khalid Mahmood, Dr Umbreen Salahuddin, faculty members and students were present.
In her address, Executive Director WISE Ms Bushra Khaliq highlighted the research study related to the representation of women in Parliament and their performance in various positions from 1947 to 2018. She discussed the factors hindering the participation of women in politics. Dr Raa’na Malik said that social change can be brought about in the country by the involvement of young women in politics.