'Women's contribution to GDP merely 10 percent'

The women contribution to Gross Domestic Product is only 10 percent in the country which is far less than world average of 35 percent. It is stated by experts at graduation ceremony of second and third batches of women entrepreneurship course under Women Entrepreneurship Programme.
The event presided over by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar was organized by the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization, UAF and Institute of Business Administration at New Senate Hall. State Bank Chief Manager Muhammad Akbar was the chief guest on the occasion.
Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that women empowerment, their role in socio-economic activities and entrepreneurship are essential to progress and competes with world. He said that women needed to work on the ground to become entrepreneurs despite having huge potential in the society. He said that however there is a need to maintain balance in business and domestic life. He said there is no relationship between age and starting a business. "Even, senior citizen when they are considering them to be retired from job can start a business."