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Over 2,000 cases of violence against women reported in 2020
National
February 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: From January to December 2020, 2,297 cases of violence against women (VAW) were reported in 25 districts of Pakistan despite a challenge of under reporting due to COVID 19. Month to month analysis of the data shows that at the peak of the pandemic in July, cases of VAW were at highest. Following this, the number of cases dropped again but rose in September due to the resurgence of COVID.
The statistics make part of the report titled ‘Violence against women and girls in the time of COVID 19 Pandemic’ launched by Aurat Foundation in collaboration with SAP-PK under the project ‘Jazba- Democracy and Empowered Women or Jumhoriat Aur Baaikhtiar Aurat.’ The event was attended by a large number of women rights activists, Parliamentarians, academicians and media persons.
Report on cases of violence against women launched
Islamabad
February 13, 2021
Islamabad : From January to December 2020, 2,297 cases of violence against women (VAW) were reported in 25 districts of Pakistan despite a challenge of underreporting due to COVID 19. Month to month analysis of the data shows that at the peak of the pandemic in July, cases of VAW were at highest. Following this, the number of cases dropped again but rose in September due to the resurgence of COVID.
The statistics make part of the report titled ‘Violence against women and girls in the time of COVID 19 Pandemic’ launched by Aurat Foundation in collaboration with SAP-PK under the project ‘Jazba- Democracy and Empowered Women or Jumhoriat Aur Baaikhtiar Aurat.’ The event was attended by a large number of women rights activists, Parliamentarians, academicians and media persons.
Photo by Rahat Dar
Women population in Pakistan is around 49 per cent of the total population. It has a significant role to play in the economy. Over the years, women have ventured and excelled in many fields. However, certain impediments continue to hinder their full participation.
Workforce surveys and statistics show that historically the labour participation rate of women has remained below 20 per cent or slightly above it. The 2020 figures put it just above 22 per cent although the number might have come down due to Covid-19 related economic slowdown.
However, this figure represents only the women employed in the formal sector. In the informal sector, meanwhile, women are employed in large numbers. They dominate agriculture, home based work and domestic work but their contributions are not adequately acknowledged or properly valued in terms of the remunerations they get.