The importance of women participation in economic activities globally, regionally and nationally cannot be emphasized enough. Not only do women represent half of the population of the world, but their inclusion also signifies a balanced economic approach leading towards sustainability and growth. There is much to be desired when it comes to women in the...
Category: Gender & Inclusion
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Islamabads first ever #GirlsAtDhabas Meetup
In the midst of Pakistans political affairs hub, a group of 11 working women ambitiously gathered at a local dhaba (a small tea shop traditionally considered a mens-only place) to support and participate in a brilliant movement #GirlsAtDhabas to reclaim public spaces for women as they hope to change the mindset and reclaim Pakistans public spaces. The...
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Celebrating the #DayOfTheGirl
International Day of the Girl Child (Day of the Girl) is celebrated annually on October 11 to highlight issues concerning gender inequality facing young girls. This years theme is The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030. There are nearly 600 million girls aged 10 to 19 in the world today, each with limitless...
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Empowering women through innovation
Education, awareness and innovation can play a pivotal role in changing the patriarchal mindset of societies. Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF), recently concluded a groundbreaking initiative that invited technologists, designers, communicators to propose ideas, suggestion that could empower women to #TakeBackTheWheel. Founder and CEO, Athar Osama sheds light on PIF’s pioneering efforts that is poised to bring...
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En-route to Public Transit Safety for Women
The ability to move freely and have full control over movement plays an influential role in a womans economic emancipation. It is not untrue to claim that true empowerment is only possible through improved mobility which enables women to take control over their lives, have access to education, markets and exposure to information. That said,...
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In search of entrepreneurial diversity in Pakistan
Pakistan is a country with a troubled economy, a dismal state of socio-political affairs, and it is a nation simmering with colossal dissatisfaction. Ranked 146th out of 187 countries on the UN Development Programs 2013 Human Development Index a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education and standards of living for countries worldwide, Pakistan...
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On Accepting Violence Against Women
Whenever I come across news of a woman being sexually assaulted, or a girl being molested, my mind wanders back into my life as a social science teacher, conducting classes in both cultural anthropology and sociology, among other things. I remember one sociological reading I assigned to each of my classes every semester taken...
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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...