poverty and promote female economic empowerment

poverty and promote female economic empowerment

Women’s creative ability has often gone unnoticed or underutilised.With the right support,craft industry can play a pivotal role in the economy. UNIDO's Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme, funded under the Joint UN Programme “Towards Gender Parity in Pakistan”,recognises that expanding employment and creating economic opportunities for women is one of the most effective ways to alleviate poverty and promote female economic empowerment.The Business Growth Centre, established by UNIDO, is aimed at enhancing the ability, mobility, visibility, and connectivity of women entrepreneurs.Gender equality is at the centre of the development process supported by the UN in Pakistan and hence the strategy focuses on finding ways to include women in the traditionally male-dominated sectors of
the economy.