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A quarter of households in Sri Lanka are headed by women, yet there is no comprehensive national strategy to address their needs, particularly during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. ....
Punjab CM dedicates January as Dheeyan Di Lohri to promote women empowerment ANI | Updated: Jan 25, 2021 20:42 IST Patiala (Punjab) [India], January 25 (ANI): PunjabChief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday kick-started the National Girl Child Day celebrations with a clarion call to protect the life and liberty of girls. The state government took the decision to dedicate the month of January as Dheeyan Di Lohri to underline the need to create grass root level awareness in order to improve Punjab s Girl Child Sex Ratio. The ratio has already gone up from 890/1000 in 2013-14 to 920/1000 during 2019-20. Even religious scriptures accord high status to women. The girls are consistently outshining boys at various levels; they continue to prove their mettle year after year. Women only need the motivation to make a mark in every sphere and opportunities for them are growing, Singh said. ....
Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh. (File photo) PATIALA: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday kick-started the National Girl Child Day celebrations with a clarion call to the society to come forward to protect the life and liberty of the girls. Underlining the need for creating grass-root level awareness to further improve Punjab’s girl child sex Ratio, which had gone up from 890/1000 in 2013-14 to 920/1000 during 2019-20, the chief minister said his government’s decision to dedicate the month of January as Dheeyan Di Lohri was a step in this direction. Noting that even the religious scriptures accord high status to women, Captain Amarinder said with girls consistently outshining boys at various levels, they continue to prove their mettle year after year. Women only need motivation to make a mark in every sphere, he said, pointing out that opportunities for girls were growing in today’s era. He cited the examples of Kamala Harri ....