It is an absolute pleasure to be here albeit digitally. Ill begin with a brief introduction about my work. I founded Ananke in 2014 a digital platform that empowers women through awareness, education and advocacy. We showcase visionary women as role models for aspiring women and girls to emulate and follow. With a gender...
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Dissecting the financial gender gap
Entrepreneurship is one of the main lifelines of positive economic activity in a country. Not only does it enable healthy competition, triggers innovation and introduces new products as well as services, it greatly contributes to economic development, productivity and job creation. While many barriers still exist for entrepreneurs leading their start-up lives from getting financed...
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Unholy Matrimony
In 2015, Pakistan launched one of its biggest projects with massive Chinese support. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor also known as the CPEC is a multi-billion dollars collection of infrastructure projects that has seen an inflow of material and manpower for the last few years. In a country where even raising the legal marriageable age...
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Performative Feminism
The article was previously published in our special Women's Day edition, published on ISSUU. Feminism as a movement has undergone a series of evolutions in terms of how activism is carried out. In its early stages, during the 19th and 20th century, it was associated with the temperance and abolitionist movements and gave voice to...
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Overlooking Impediments to a Strong Female Labor Force
May 1stis when the world celebrates labor day with much fanfare; vociferously advocating the rights of the common man and the value created by his toils. It is a day to not just mark the achievements of workers but also to recognize efforts made by labor union movements and especially the eight-hour day movement. It...
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Accessing Economic Empowerment Via Tech
We are living in a world that has not only transformed into a global village, but is also one that is very-fast paced, thanks to technology. And it keeps on changing every single day. Those who are not able to get even a slice of technology are left miles behind, almost in pits of darkness,...
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Prospects of Blockchain & Womens Participation
Blockchain, as we know it, has several definitions. One of such simple definitions is that a blockchain is a chain of chronological blocks which represents a distributed database, existing on multiple computers at the same time. It is a continuously growing list of digital records in blocks which are linked and secured using cryptography. The...
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A Roadmap to Digital Inclusion and Economic Empowerment
Some 30 odd years ago, when the hit action series Knight Rider was aired on TV, audiences watched in awe and wonder when Michael Knight talked to his car via his watch. These are not just fantastical movies anymore but 21stcentury realities, with talking phones and smart homes to make ones life more efficient ...
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Going beyond the Gender Rule Debate
This article was previously published in Ananke's special Women's Day 2019 Edition. In 2018, the Kenyan parliament went into a debate on the Gender Bill. See, Kenyas parliament is currently unconstitutional. According to the 2010 constitution, elective or appointive bodies should be made up of not more than ? members of the same gender. When...
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Editorial: On Pakistans Shameless Feminism
Speaking the truth is a seemingly desirous path for truth seekers, but more than often it is an arduous one to tread on. History is replete with agonizing tales of truth tellers who have suffered the whips and scorns of time for holding the mirror and showcasing reality as it actually is. And when that...