The Directorate of Women Development, Punjab aims to function as a dedicated arm of the Government of the Punjab with the mandate of handling the issues related to Gender and Development and to spearhead gender mainstreaming activities in whole of the province.
The establishment of the Directorate of Women Development shows commitment of the Government of the Punjab and the country to the National Plan of Action (NPA), National Policy for Development and Empowerment of Women, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHA), Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) acceded by Pakistan in February, 1996 and Millennium Development Goals (CDGS).