While we scroll down the news feeds of our social media platforms, we often come across posts discussing the male chauvinistic and patriarchal attitude of our society. But we seldom get to observe such behaviors in real life, i.e. our urban lives. Reason being that rural areas are their
It is a question that has been, slowly but surely, on the lips of all but how to proceed has been untouched. We are in 2018- the age of technology and advancement. We are inundated with posts on social media, LinkedIn, reports in national and international newspapers, media outlets
Despite a lot of advancements that we see in the world of today, with women excelling in almost every field of work, I still find a lot of gender based discrimination instances, ultimately impeding the normal progression of a woman’s educational and career path. Although, a major percentage of
The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan states that every woman has access to education; it is a fundamental right to every female citizen. Although, gender discrepancies still exist in the educational sector. In some parts, the girl child has zero or fewer chances of obtaining a good
During my visits of Public sector schools especially in rural areas, I have found many schools with least number of girl students; on inquiry from their parents, it was disclosed that girls are to be engaged in household chores as their education was not their priority for their being
Tackling forced marriage and ensuring girls are educated is one of the greatest challenges of our time and it’s a crisis which Pakistan can’t fail to meet. A report by Alif Ailaan in 2016 revealed the severity of the situation in Pakistan with it having the second highest number
