Digital portal named ’LawyHER.pk’ launched to amplify work and voices of women in law
A digital portal named “LawyHER.pk” has been launched in Pakistan, to attach, celebrate and amplify the work and voices of girls in law.
The one-stop dedicated online platform includes various features like an Information Desk, networking opportunities, a female practitioner’s directory, a discussion forum, historic contributions of girls to law, interviews, and updates, useful resources, among many others.
As per reports, the digital portal has been launched as a part of the ‘Increasing Women’s Representation in Law’ Project by the Federal Ministry of Law and Justice, Group Development Pakistan, and Ladies in Law Initiative Pakistan.
The said project, which was initiated last year, is supported by the Australian High Commission and therefore the British High Commission in Pakistan. Under this project, Pakistan’s first women in law awards are to be held alongside a symposium on diversity and inclusion in July, alongside the event of a digital portal which is now complete.
The digital portal features a mobile application, and additionally to those two online mediums, the project also launched a baseline study on the status of women’s representation in the law. It includes data on four select categories including the judiciary, bar council members, advocates, and prosecutors.
Nida Usman Chaudhary, founding father of Women in Law Initiative and therefore the Lead Consultant/Curator for this project while explaining the aim of fixing this portal said, “We wanted to form an enduring platform to offer visibility to women in law and to make available the info, resources, and access to opportunities during a way that might provide solutions for our common challenges and struggles through the utilization of technology, and which might subsist beyond the lifetime of a project”.
During the launching ceremony, the guest of honour Justice (r) Nasira Iqbal said, “I would like to congratulate the Ministry of Law and Justice, the Australian High Commission, the British High Commission, and therefore the civil society for launching the online portal and mobile app which may be a guiding tool and resource for ladies who want to hitch the bar .”