Declining female labour participation in India
The declining female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) in India is raising concerns. Why are women in India not working? What is pulling women back from the labour market? Jagriti Tanwar and...
View ArticleYoung blood: Pakistan’s bulging youth population needs employment opportunities
In Pakistan, some 15,000 youngsters turn 18 each day and will be eligible to vote in this year’s election. What lies ahead for South Asia’s second youngest country and its booming youth population?...
View ArticleThe grass is greener when there is education: an experience from Balochistan
Literacy and socio-economic indicators of Balochistan province in Pakistan are a grave reminder of the state of poverty in the region. Asmat Kakar draws from his personal experience of growing up in...
View ArticlePainting the town ‘pink’: gender disparity in India’s Science economy
The Economic Survey, for all its emphasis on gender with a pink cover, chooses to tackle the question of gender inclusion in science, by complete silence on the question. While comparing India and...
View ArticleExploring the many barriers to a girl’s education in Sindh, Pakistan
Pakistan ranks 138 (out of 144) in education, and has a female literacy rate of just 43 per cent. As investment in education increases, there is a need to understand the ground realities that deter...
View ArticleOpen education for all
In spite of reservations in the higher education system and beyond, caste discrimination continues to persist. However, if steps are taken towards developing a formative system of education equally...
View ArticleCrossing the bridge: India’s graduates pass the education system, yet fail in...
In India, 35 million high school students vie for 25,000 seats in 51 national institutions. Saloni Khandelwal writes about the “outcome focussed learning” ecosystem in India where students are prepared...
View ArticleBook Review: Forging the Ideal Educated Girl: The Production of Desirable...
In Forging the Ideal Educated Girl: The Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asia, Shenila Khoja-Moolji offers a detailed historical account of the multiple, shifting articulations of the...
View ArticleCombating the learning crisis in South Asia
Amongst a range of development challenges that South Asian countries face is poor education, with only around half of primary aged children receiving education within the minimum learning standards...
View ArticleLet’s Talk about Sex: The Link between Sex Education and Self-poisoning in...
While mental illness is a leading cause of suicide in high-income countries, Grace Crowley discusses the results of a study that identified inadequate sex education as a possible risk factor for...
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