Applications for the Punjab Information Technology Board’s women empowerment initiative Herself will open for its fourth cycle in October. The PITB has previously conducted three cycles of the programme and 120 women have graduated from it. Those accepted in the Herself programme …Continue reading
Women Startups Take Center Stage
She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition is taking place in Pakistan in July 2017. The competition aims to give promising women entrepreneurs and women-impact startups an opportunity to showcase their businesses to a global audience of investors and influencers from the tech …Continue reading
The Miracle Drug for Pakistan’s Medicine Cabinet
An inexpensive, locally-manufactured drug can reduce the risk of maternal mortality. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), a fatal bleed after childbirth, has been plaguing maternal health practitioners from time immemorial. It contributes significantly to maternal mortality in Pakistan (178 of 100,000 women die each …Continue reading
Punjab to Combat Women Harassment Through Technology
Women will soon be able to use a smartphone application to report harassment along with their exact geographic location to the police. An android application is being developed by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) in collaboration with the Punjab Commission on …Continue reading