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USAID scheme to boost Pakistani women in international trade

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Summary of story from Pakistan Observer, July 13, 2011

To increase the participation of  young Pakistani women in the international trade sector, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in conjunction with several multinational firms launched the Women in Trade Initiative yesterday.

Seventeen young women from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Gujranwala and Gilgit-Baltistan are part of the three-month management internship programme that will introduce the  university graduates to well-known companies such as TARGET Sourcing Services Pakistan, TEXLYNX, NISHAT Group, and Li & Fung Pakistan.

Dr Marilyn Wyatt, wife of US Ambassador Cameron Munter, was the chief guest at the launching ceremony.

She said: ‘By raising the role of women in the international trade sector, we can enable them to contribute not only to Pakistan’s economy, but to the overall development of the country’.

Adding that: ‘women are often the backbones of local economies, and women who work tend to make their voices heard, so government becomes more responsive.’ She also noted that ‘Pakistan has the sixth largest female population in the world.’

The Women in Trade initiative will work to set up links between international firms and local universities so that more women have opportunities to explore careers in international trade.

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