When we read the news or come across statistics on national or global health concerns, does the word sex cross our minds? Does it matter at all, other than just being a mere demographic term? The widespread use of social media has also enabled us to easily, even accidentally discover articles of interest like those...
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Pakistani Woman: Driving Economy?
The critical role of technology in the economic development of any country cannot be emphasized enough. Far-reaching in its scope and utility, the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) fosters education, entrepreneurship, social impact and, therefore, leads to long-term human development. Embracing technology especially in underdeveloped and developing nations like Pakistan can potentially lead...
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Ask not for whom the bell tolls: it tolls for thee
Committed Pakistani social activist and progressive humanist Sabeen Mahmud was a visionary who ran Karachis The Second Floor now known as T2F a unique concept café created to provide a community space for open dialogue. In a city that reeks of corruption and is plunged deeply into stifling fear, where free speech is tantamount...
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I am average and I am not ashamed of it
For, in the world of Mirror, mirror on the wall and beyond, I strongly feel theres nothing wrong in being anywhere on the scale: Average, Below or Above Average. Till about a fortnight ago I was being compelled to believe that everything was actually #MyChoice (Vogue Empower) and now suddenly I am being told to...
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Feminism has fought no wars
The last 8th of March, 2015 marked yet another Womens International Day, reminding me once more that it cannot be mere coincidence that this date – which happens to coincide just one day after my own birthday embodies one of my lifes greatest causes: women. As I woke up the day following, my birthday,...
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The Costs of Devalued Domestic Labor
The sexual division of labor as we know it is related to the traditional differentiation of tasks associated with the male and female genders. Women, referred to as the softer sex, have been relegated to the role of homemaker or head of the domestic sphere in the traditional family setup. Hence, chores like cleaning, laundry...
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REPORT: Women Unemployment in MENA
Today, in both UN and World Bank reports, the Middle East and North Africa region scores the lowest of any global region when it comes to employment, with a rate of 10.6% across the whole region. Unemployment is particularly striking among women populations; in fact, only one in three young Arab women between the ages...
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Education and Women in Crisis
The debilitating economies of underdeveloped countries, crippling third world debt crisis, terrorism and the ravages of war define the world we live in. A staggering 51.2 million people worldwide have become casualties of conflict and persecution, and are currently living under the worst conditions imaginable. Of this huge number of people, almost 80 percent comprise...
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Report: Empowering Women in the UAE
Celebrating National Womens Achievements ahead of the UAE's Government Summit 2015 Ahead of the Government Summit, UAE womens attainment in terms of education, labor participation and political representation are at the forefront of the countrys major achievements, report by Maha Tazi. Education According to the 2013 Global Gender Gap Report, the UAE is the...
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Women journalists: un-silent voices in the Middle East
Where freedom of expression in general is usually quelled at state level especially in some ultra-conservative Middle Eastern societies, it is hard to imagine just how women can even venture into the sometimes-frightening world of journalistic practice. And while the softening effect of a female presence in what could otherwise have been a hostile news...