Women Engineers Pakistan and Ananke Magazine strive towards one mission, that is, women empowerment in every realm possible. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is one of the fields where womens representation is currently quite low. Its this that has given way to this research whose purpose is to find out the difficulties faced by...
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That pot on her head
She hurries up the ridge, with her fifteen-year-old pot balanced precariously on her head. The pot was a wedding gift from her mama. The older women said she would need it to feed her family; they were right, as the brown pot had been her companion ever since. It is 9am; its her fourth trip...
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Feminism and STEM education
The simplest definition one can give to STEM is what it stands for, which is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM is important part of education in a competitive global market. The ultimate goal of STEM education is to encourage students to take an interest in STEM subjects at an early age, which would be...
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The Jewelry That Can Save Womens Lives
Imagine a crowd ready to take action in emergency situations, a bunch of people who will always be nearby to help as quickly as possible. Imagine if this crowd could be activated with a click of a button. Sounds good, right? We would be creating a safer environment! Now stop imagining. This is exactly what...
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Superwomen of Pakistani Sports
The increasing awareness about female empowerment and how it positively affects society has led to an upsurge of womens participation in every walk of life. From STEM fields to politics, women have made their mark; showcasing a track record of brilliance and success. One such area is sports! A field generally dominated by men especially...
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Public Transport: Barricading Women Empowerment in Pakistan
Increasing economic productivity of a country is deeply connected with the financial emancipation of women the other half of the world population. And, one of the foremost hurdles in the way of empowering the female gender is the restriction on her mobility stemming from patriarchy, suffocating social norms and a rigid mindset. It is...
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Whats holding women back at Pakistans international tech event?
Half of the population of the world is women. Termed as the next billion, women are touted as the torchbearers of global sustainable development. Reams of paper have been written, scores of posts published about the critical role of women in every sphere of society, be it economic, political, social and most importantly technological. From...
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Cultures of Care: On Media and Gender
This is the last article of Ananke’s special series on Care Economy. Click to read the first and second articles. While the realm of fiction has been a playing field for feminist writers such as the Sub-continents Quratulain Haider, Ismat Chugtai, Kamla Das and renowned Arab author Nawal el Saadawi, media has ironically played a...
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Cultures of Care: On Gender And Autonomy
This is the second article in the three part series on Care Economy. Click to read the first article. Gender has played a galvanizing role in the division of labor from time immemorial. From agrarian communities to modern age societies, economic development has formed its base by leveraging women as tools of production. Remarkable agents...
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Cultures of Care: Morality and Gender
This article is the first of three articles on Care Economy and its critical role in development. From time immemorial, care work has been considered a female prerogative. Stemming from a patriarchal mindset, care-giving responsibilities to the young and old alike are presumed to be mainly a womans job. All across the world, women spend...