5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (576+ words) OVER the past three years, a series of devastating conflicts " the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and by Israel in... Get the latest news and updates from Dawn OVER the past three years, a series of devastating conflicts " the Russian invasion…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (954+ words) Historically, feminism in Pakistan has relied heavily on the power of the law to promote gender justice. For much of Pakistan's history, feminists formed alliances with state actors and institutions to achieve their goals. This was, in part, due to…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (466+ words) WOMEN in Pakistan constitute 48.5 per cent of the population but face systemic disadvantages in education, healthcare and economic participation. To realise the country's full potential, increa'sing women's economic participation is critical. This alone is a damning indictment of the little…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (168+ words) THIS is with reference to the article "Not for sale" (June 13), which presented a decent insight into the actual plight of women in Pakistan and the seriously deep disconnect and incoherence among the policy-framing apparatus, donor-driven activism, and the ground…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (400+ words) A LITTLE over a decade ago, in 2013, Lila Abu-Lughod's book Do Muslim Women Need Saving? caused a stir, admittedly for its provocative title. The anthropologist dove into understanding the Western world's obsession with saving Muslim women. Words like "oppression', "choice…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (713+ words) Hulu's television adaptation of Margaret Atwood's landmark 1985 feminist novel, The Handmaid's Tale, has now come to an end. The series focused on female oppression within the imagined future religio-fascist state of Gilead. So, in light of the Donald Trump-led Republican…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (813+ words) Women in Pakistan grow up surrounded by the critical and toxic perspectives of everyone around them. Get the latest news and updates from Dawn "FEMINISM convinced women they could have it all. Now they're 40, independent and crying in a very…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (189+ words) WITH a female population of over 119 million, Pakistan ranks 145th on the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index, second to... Get the latest news and updates from Dawn WITH a female population of over 119 million, Pakistan ranks 145th on the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index,…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (699+ words) Toxic masculinity peddled by online influencers is becoming increasingly prominent, experts say, buoyed by the resurgence of far-right ideology and a virulent backlash against feminism. In March, a 26-year-old man was jailed in the UK for killing his ex-girlfriend, her…...