Views and Opinions

Uplifting women

We welcomed the 21st century with great optimism. We entered it on the foundation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to plan a more prosperous

Women afraid of city’s transport options

KARACHI: When Hira Arif, a beautician, completes her shift at night, there are barely any public transport options plying Karachi’s roads. Resultantly, she has to

Voting rights for women

“Steps shall be taken to ensure full participation of women in all spheres of national life,” according to Article 34 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

Online feminism

AS in other spheres of life, women and transpeople face a hostile environment on the internet too. Online harassment, abuse, and misogyny. Countering this requires

Changing view of gender relations

DOMESTIC violence has been an urgent social and public health problem for decades in Pakistan, which has long believed women should bear mental and physical

Counting female voters twice!

Our last parliament reinvigorated General Zia’s draconian measure, though extremely differently. He had made two females equal to one male. And since our parliamentarians appeared