Women & militancy
THE ‘war on terror’ radically transformed the affected countries. Religious, sectarian and ethnic conflicts led to the collapse of social cohesion. In conflicts, women suffer the most, directly and indirectly.…
Suffocating Afghan women
ALMOST two years after they seized control of Kabul, the Afghan Taliban are still engrossed in suffocating Afghan women. Education for girls in secondary school and women in university was banned…
Women dying everywhere
THIS year, just like every year, UN Women is commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence from Nov 25 to Dec 10. This annual observance is meant to focus…
Women’s work and growth
TWENTY-THREE per cent of women aged 15-plus are in the formal labour market. Much has been made of this statistic. It’s certainly among the lowest in the world. And it…
What women need
AS Pakistan reels from the apocalyptic damage caused by this year’s monsoons, people are mobilising to help the millions of men, women and children who have been displaced by the…
Conflict and women
WHILE conflicts and violence directly and indirectly impact everyone, girls and women are invariably the most vulnerable and worst affected. According to a study, nearly 90 million girls live in…
Digital technology & women’s labour
ONLY 52 per cent of adult Pakistani women own a mobile phone and Pakistan has one of the widest mobile gender gaps in the region. Women are 49pc less likely…
Women’s mobility
LEERING, lewd remarks, being whistled at and touched are part and parcel of a Pakistani woman’s daily commute on public buses and at bus stops. Restricted mobility, to a great…
Investing in women
COULD there be a more heartbreaking tale than that of Shahida Raza? A former national hockey player forced to pursue illegal emigration, only to lose her life along with dozens…
Spaces for women
EACH year, the Aurat March takes place in cities across Pakistan to protest against the challenges faced by women and khawaja siras in our society, as well as larger national…
