Pakistan has one of the lowest women labor force participation in South Asia, primarily due to the fact that women’s careers, professional growth, creative expression, and mobility are constrained due to the prevalence of patriarchal norms. Historically, Pakistan has always been a male-chauvinistic society, but with changing times and increasing participation of women in the workforce, public spaces need to become much more accessible and safer for women.
“A key component of wisdom is fearlessness … which is not the absence of fear, but rather not letting our fears get in the way…. So very often the difference between success and failure is perseverance. It’s how long can we keep going until success happens? It’s getting up one [...]
Celebrating failure openly is a great avenue for authentic discussions with people who you may not know well but whose stories of failure embolden you to share yours and to accept failure as the first step to success. By Bakhtawar Khalid. While hosting my first Fail Faire, I learned how [...]
Pakistan is the Fifth-largest youth country in the world, with 60 percent of youth under 30. According to a study by the Pakistan Institute of Economic Development (PIDE), 31 percent of youth is unemployed. Currently, the youth of Pakistan is facing significant challenges like a lack of opportunities, limited career counseling options, mental health issues, and flaws in the educational system. These rising challenges have created frustration and stress among the youth, which can be seen as a lack of acceptance, resentment, and hostility in their behavior and on social media platforms (...)
Have you ever noticed how information on social media and WhatsApp groups can explode within seconds? Disinformation, misinformation, and fake news have caused multiple devastating consequences in Pakistani society. We have been observing a peak amount of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news related to the Polio virus, COVID-19, Minorities' rights, [...]
For many years in Pakistan, the voices of our youth expressing their concerns about their due rights have remained unheard. The majority of them did not get an adequate platform due to inefficient governments and a lack of the rule of law. In addition, the Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index ranks Pakistan 140 out of 180 countries, citing corruption and the absence of accountability as two significant indicators of poor governance; these factors often result in chaos, instability, and other challenges for the state and its citizens (...)
The Police department is one of the front-line government agencies that engage with citizens in the most challenging environments to ensure the rule of law. Whether it is in times of conflict or peace, law enforcement officials play a crucial role in humanitarian consequences due to their responsibilities, such as maintaining public order and security, preventing and detecting crimes, and providing assistance to the general public. The powers they have been granted, such as arrest and detention, search and seizure, and the use of force can significantly influence the fate of those affected by such situations (...)
Design thinking is a flexible methodology but provides a set of tools based on a mindset. The mindset is geared towards creativity and problem-solving. How problem-solving can be used in organizational thinking is a challenge for leaders. Umar Riaz, Director of the National Police Academy in Islamabad, takes a closer [...]
Pakistan is a culturally rich country, incorporating 99% Muslim people and about 1% Hindi people. However, despite the cultural diversity, there is still a lack of workforce diversity in Pakistan. This is partly due to social attitudes that discourage workers from different backgrounds from interacting and sharing ideas. Additionally, there [...]
By Nida Qasim Khan The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the extent of exclusion that the most marginalized communities in Pakistan experience. Among the most adversely affected groups are Pakistan’s 28 million persons with disabilities (PWDs), who make up 10% to 15% of Pakistan’s population. according to the Special Talent Exchange [...]
