Gender Roles

Impact of colonisation and religiosity on women

July 1, 2014

By: Zeeba T Hashmi The effects of colonisation caused tremendous damage to the fibre of the family structure and have caused economic upheaval in society

De deconstructs inequalities in the subcontinent

April 27, 2014

ISLAMABAD: “Thank God no one has yet invented a condom for the pen.” Quoting Khushwant Singh in response to a question, Shobhaa De laid down

Language, gender and power

November 25, 2013

By: Dr Tariq Rahman ‘What has gender got to do with either language or power?’ You say to yourself and shrug your shoulders. But before

July 20, 2013

By: Farooq Sulehria Unfortunately, the macho men in command of the celluloid world on both sides of Wahgah take cinematic depictions for real. For instance,

Can Pakistan become less dangerous for women?

February 18, 2013

By: Syed Mohammad Ali While sensationalist rankings such as the one by the Thomson Reuters Foundation — which listed Pakistan as the third most dangerous