When women do better, economies do better and ultimately countries do better. This can only happen when women are treated as equal to men in social, economic, and political terms. Women make up almost 50% of the complete population of Pakistan (48.8 percent) which implies that they are the genuine resource and strength of the country. In Pakistan, there are…
In the modern era, continuing our ancestral life, we have suppressed women to a 4 walled prison which we call a house, this needs to change! As the technology of this world continues to grow, women are left behind as they are considered illiterate, which, in some places is correct, because women’s education is not given as much importance as men’s especially…
Today’s business environment demands new ways of working and leading. An era like this demands emphatic leaders who are committed to communication, collaboration, and teamwork, focusing their attention on people. These skills have grown in importance in recent years, but the COVID-19 pandemic (along with the economic crisis and uncertainty it has caused around the world) has only highlighted their…
A woman leading is often a pick up to one’s ear, ever wondered why? Women have brought powerful outcomes by the direction they have given as a leader and by the achievements they have brought worldwide. They have contributed enthusiastically to a variety of organizations and showed them the path of accomplishment. Women’s management involves nurturing and empathy which helps…
Even today, our society is based on the assumption that women are different from men in social positions. Laws, that give women rights, were not like men. People do not follow the principles of equality given to women by these laws because it is like a sentence written in law books. Society considers men strong and dominant and women weak.…
It is a profound underlining truth, that women in Pakistan undergo subordination due to their sexuality. Since Pakistan is deeply rooted in patriarchal ideologies through which, men invariably dominate over the destiny and fate of women. But it is to note, subjugation depends upon the region, class, rural/urban, and feudal system to which she belongs. Patriarchal culture is knitted in…
Various dominant groups have long been the creators of political elites. Scholars like Reynolds and Taylor-Robinson argue that women have usually assumed fewer positions in cabinets, and those they have been appointed to are mainly of “feminine characteristics and lower levels of prestige”. These scholars have drawn these conclusions based on historical analysis of cabinet formations. There are other scholars…
I wonder how people used to say that women’s rights in the 21st Century will have an entirely new dimension. As it turns out; on a new level of inequality where women have assumed access and control over resources, have transformed to be on key positions, accelerated political movements, enhanced participation in the political process, yet the decision making remains…
One field where the women’s movement has succeeded in Pakistan to a large extent is women’s political participation. Ayesha Khan’s perceptive book, ‘The Women’s Movement in Pakistan: Activism, Islam and Democracy’ (2018), deals with the larger woman question; however, we are going to focus on the women’s political participation aspects of it in order to have a focused debate. The…
A visible number of the transgender community is to be seen in Pakistan. They come from all backgrounds of society, from a teenage kid to a 70-year-old person. They are a diverse community, representing all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as faith. Pakistan’s population of transgender people recorded in the sixth population and housing census in 2017 was 10,418.…
