The National Commission on the Status of Women in Islamabad convened the first roundtable with private sector leaders to consolidate World Economic Forum indicators and strengthen gender data for economic empowerment and climate action. The meeting brought together corporate voices and regulators to discuss practical steps for making women’s contributions measurable across Pakistan’s development agenda.
Ume Laila Azhar said “Private sector data holds the evidence we need to make women’s impact visible in Pakistan’s progress story” and urged adoption of a unified data approach to ensure inclusion, accuracy and accountability in national reporting. The Chairperson stressed that reliable gender data must be usable by policymakers, regulators and companies alike.
NCSW is pursuing consolidation of WEF indicators through a comprehensive methodology that highlights Pakistani best practices while creating synchronicity across government, regulatory agencies and the private sector. Strengthening gender data was presented as essential to harmonise reporting frameworks and to reduce duplication across different data collection regimes.
Participants noted that consistent, high-quality gender data will improve national reporting, inform corporate strategies and support targeted policies for women’s economic empowerment and climate resilience. The roundtable positioned collaboration between public and private actors as a cornerstone for translating data into measurable progress for women across Pakistan.
