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
