The internet came with the promise of a wealth of opportunities, but unfortunately, instead of becoming a great equalizer, it has deepened gender-based inequalities and biases...
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Women Empowerment: Societal Action Required
For years society has played the role of a determinant for making or breaking social norms, values, and behaviors. Since societies decide the appropriate role behavior for...
EHSAAS: Poverty Alleviation through Women Empowerment
Despite the utter criticism and condemnation of the PTI Government, the general populace praises the PTI government’s poverty alleviation and social security programs. Some of...
Constraints to Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan
In Pakistan, women make up around 50 percent of the total population but unfortunately, they aren’t given their due representation in different domains at the national level....
A New Perspective to Women’s Empowerment
With the evolution of the idea of intersectionality, there is no such thing as an abstract category of women, which includes all women. From the very moment of birth, we are all...
Politics in Pakistan: A Gender Biased Domain
According to the global gender gap report 2021 by World Economic Forum, the four major gaps in women empowerment tracked Political Empowerment as the first and most important...
The Chinese Miracle: Lessons for Pakistan
China is famous in the world for its remarkable transformative story in the history of the world’s economic affairs. The economic progress and development China witnessed in the...
Equality and Equity in Education
A news item concerning WCCKP shared the establishment of an advisory unit on International Women’s Day 2021. The said unit will support the female entrepreneurs regarding tax...
Supreme Court Reiterates Financial Rights for Women
March 9, 2021 is marked an important day in Pakistan as the Supreme Court reiterated the financial rights given to women by Islam in the sharia law. A 12-page judgment by Justice...
What Impedes Women’s Economic Participation?
Education and development come hand in hand. It is not possible to achieve sustainable economic development without substantial investment in the education sector, as only...
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“For the past nine years, I have been living in Pakistan. Being part of different youth initiatives here has allowed me to witness the incredible warmth and hospitality of the Pakistani people, and how they empathize with young Afghans like me. The Pak-Afghan Youth Peace Initiative by CRSS has helped me realize my potential as a youth and refugee leader. I’m determined to spread the messages of peace and friendship that I am taking away from this fellowship.”