Written by Farhan Khalid Pakistan was ranked as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity (145 out of 146 countries) in the Global Gender Gap/Parity Report released by the World Economic Forum in July 2022. Out of the four key indicators that form the basis of the gender parity index - including Educational Attainment, Health, and Survival, Political Empowerment, and Economic Participation and Opportunity - the country ranked 145th on economic participation and opportunity and 143rd on health and survival.   It could be argued that the Covid-19 pandemic, apart from other ongoing factors, played a vital role in these [...]