Gender plays the role of a central organizing principle in every Pakistani community. Gender and the social constructs around it shape individual and collective life experiences just as decisively as age, social class, religious affiliation, disability or skill. And so, just as gender plays a key role in defining life experiences in times of calm, […]
If Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can do gender responsive education budgeting, what’s stopping the others?
Despite decades worth of advocacy and awareness raising at the highest tiers of leadership, the present enrollment of girls between 5 to 16 years (Grade 1-10) in Pakistan’s public schools stands at 7.73 million while the number of out of school girls lingers at an estimated 8.96 million. Simply put, this means that compared to […]
Violence is not the answer
If one silently walks through the corridors of a school in Pakistan, there are many sounds that might reach one’s ears. The most conspicuous sounds will be those of teachers delivering lessons, students reading out loud and children animatedly chatting away with each other. However, if one listens closely, there is another sound that one […]