Nobel insights
On October 14, 2024, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (known more as the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences), awarded to Daron…
Our digital liberty
THE latest GSMA Mobile Gender Gap report (using 2023 data) shows some positive global developments with regards to women’s access to mobile phones and internet usage through these phones. According…
The media and the spectacle
In the age of information, the media has emerged as one of the most powerful pillars of society. The media not only presents facts but also shapes the perspective from…
Ecocide in the Indus basin
ON Sept 19, 1960, a treaty was signed between India and Pakistan on water sharing. The decisions taken effectively meant that the three rivers of the Indus River basin —…
Gendered technology design
THE last several years have seen a rapid increase in the use of information and communication technologies in developing countries to enable economic growth and employment, and to increase access…
Sharing responsibilities
THE recently passed bill on maternity and paternity leave enables mothers to take up to six months on the first birth, and leaves of four and three months for the…
Education: rural futures
“HOW can we eliminate the differences that exist between us?” Master Aftab (not his real name) asked us as we thanked him and stood up to leave. He had guided…
Feminist fun
The Aurat March has just ended. It would need a separate article to discuss all that went on during the Aurat March. I refer here to Nida Kirmani’s recent journal…
Climate diplomacy
CLIMATE change is now globally recognised as an existential threat to the planet and all life systems. Diplomacy has been used as a tool for centuries to address geopolitical issues…
The challenge of unpaid caregiving
Among the various reasons identified on global level for removing gender disparity with regard to education and female participation in labour force it is the total responsibility inflicted on women…
