Global Social Change
Evils of black magic
In today’s dynamic
world, everyone is occupied in their own matters whether it’s their family life
or career. Basically, we all are in a consistent race...
I benefitted from migration, let others do so too
I come from a family of migrants. In the early 1900s, the British
colonial authorities brought both of my great-grandfathers from Utter Pradesh
in India to...
Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change
Athletes, executives and fans are turning
sports in an era of defiance and
dissent into
a battleground for freedom of expression and political change, putting national
and international...
More than a Lifetime Away: World Faces 100-Year Wait for Gender Parity
The time it will take to close the gender gap narrowed
to 99.5 years in 2019. While an improvement on 2018 – when the gap...
Gold-digging & Gender Biases in Pakistani Dramas
The phenomenon of gender-bias can be found in history as old as ever
recorded in the form of written text or visual entertainment. Biases are...
Catalysing change for gender equality
Great strides have been taken to empower women
and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women
in Beijing adopted an ambitious...
Ethics, Truth and Post-Truth: Political and social implications
I want to reflect on ethics, truth and post-truth in the context of
accelerated changes in the economy, politics, society, culture and digital
knowledge, information and...
Gender equality: It’s time for disruption, time to shatter the status quo. We can’t afford to wait!
If you are a gender champion, then you are familiar with the discussions
around the glass cliff. The story of women eager to defy the...
Nairobi summit: Women’s empowerment a ‘game changer’ for sustainable development
The global goal of a sustainable future for all cannot be achieved until
women, girls and young people gain control over their own bodies and...
Women outnumber men in higher education but gender stereotyped subject choices persist
Education is essential to achieving gender
equality. From the earliest schooling to the highest levels of post-graduate
study, education influences the opportunities that can shape people’s...