Women Rights
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Parents unwilling to disclose child marriage cases – Shehla Raza
The allegedly kidnapped and converted girl Chanda Maharaaj will undergo medical test to ascertain her age, as per orders of…
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Cities have an in-built bias against women
A UN report released on Monday, calls for a complete overhaul of city design, and for women to be more…
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Women, Life, Freedom
These protests are not unprecedented. They are the latest in a long tradition of struggles going back more than a…
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Poverty becomes a barrier for a Darawar girl’s education in Sindh
Gayetri passed a test for MBBS in China but was offered only 25% scholarship; she also passed IBA Sukkur test…
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Women in the Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus valley civilization is symbolized as the plethora of goddesses during the Vedic period, where men and women in…
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U.S-Funded Program Launched for Protecting Pakistani Women
The U.S. government is awarding $1.5 million to UN Women to help Pakistani women better access justice and legal services.…
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Education and Health departments notorious for Harassment against Women in Sindh
During the year 2020, a total of 48 complaints of harassments were received. The number increased to 56 in 2021…
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Mathematics prizes have a gender problem
Female representation among mathematicians is improving. But the field’s most prestigious awards are still going almost exclusively to men. Davide…
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Women are under-represented in economics globally
Solving this systemic problem will require shifts in culture, practices and policy. The economists must first accept and recognize the…
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Definition of a Sindhi Woman
She has to fit into the multiple roles that a good woman is expected to perform: ‘feed and nurture like…
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