March 8th marks International Women’s Day. This year’s theme “Pledge For Parity” advocates creating equal opportunities for women’s advancement and leadership to create prosperous economic…
Women in South Asia face societal constraints and discrimination based on deeply entrenched values and perceptions about women’s role in the society which in turn…
Shama Zehra, a Pakistani-born entrepreneur, has launched a KickStarter campaign for the world’s first geo-location based app for travelers around the world. Who is Shama…
Ministry of Information Technology is going to establish 150 Women Empowerment Centers as a part of a Government’s project, “ICTs for girls”. These centers will…
NetSol Technologies, one of top 500 software houses of the world as ranked by Forbes Magazine, is taking an initiative to encourage mothers back to…
For centuries now, women have been under-estimated in their level of intellect and expertise. But this latest study suggests otherwise. The study conducted by a…
Earlier this month, we did a feature on Pakistan’s 25 High Achiever’s under 25. The task of finding those 25 individuals was very grueling. We…
WomenX Pakistan is calling applications for their last batch in Karachi and inaugural batches in Lahore and Peshawar will be kick starting in January 2016.…
In a blog post titled “Leaning out from Facebook” Inji writes: “Many of us women are here [on Facebook] to escape from patriarchy forced down…
Gender disparity is not just a third-world problem. Women all over the world struggle with gender stereotypes. No matter how many campaigns we do, no…
Pakistan’s textile industry is the largest manufacturing industry in Pakistan. It is still the largest employment generating sector in Pakistan – it provides employment to…
In a world of male-dominated businesses, it is always out of ordinary to see women CEOs running a company. Especially in the tech scene, a…
Pakistan is a country with a troubled economy, a dismal state of socio-political affairs, and it is a nation simmering with colossal dissatisfaction. Ranked 146th…
