#gender-discrimination

#gender-discrimination

Growing up in Rawalpindi, a city adjacent to Pakistan's capital Islamabad, Mahnoor Omer remembers the shame and anxiety she felt in school when she had periods. Going to the toilet with a sanitary pad was an act of stealth, like trying to cover up a crime. I used to hide my pad up my sleeve like I was taking narcotics to the bathroom, says Omer, who comes from a middle-class family her father a businessman and her mother a homemaker.

Almost all of us young people at the time mobilized, and most ended up in the war. It was that collective energy – you knew you had no other choice; everyone had to make their contribution in their own way.

"It's infuriating that, in 2025, men in leadership still seem to believe that women cannot be effective executives if they have a baby at home."

The misuse of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements in the music industry to silence victims of harassment and abuse is a major concern.

The recent UK Supreme Court ruling stipulates that the legal definition of a woman excludes trans women, significantly impacting policies and gender identity.

It exposes them to a larger audience and more followers. But it actually has the opposite effect. It verifies, essentially, the same gender discrimination we see online and in society.