The emancipation of women is often linked to the progress of a society in transformation from a feudal society to a modern state. The story of women in the country that became Pakistan can indeed be told in such terms: as part of a struggle for advancement with education at its centre, and linked at critical moments to wider goals of national emancipation and social reform. Full Story »
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“I have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women ... More »
Againg reading through the lines of mindsets and value systems to support change. The article is well written and the evidence brought by the author are compelling. An historical and social perspective to dig it further and understand the importance, or lack thereof of capacity to support women's rights and entitlements. It's all about change, if given with the right institutional arrangements to steer it. If not, then....................
Gulnar Tabassum recalls an incident in Lahore’s chic middle-class shopping district Liberty Market, where an old man used a microphone vainly to harangue passing ... More »
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