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4 March 2023

Disconnected Mobility Infrastructures: Female Domestic Workers & the Perils of Bus Transport in Karachi

Nausheen Anwar and Eisha Shakeel

In urban Pakistan, limited access to, and the safety of, public transport is estimated to reduce female labor force participation. Minibusses are...

29 June 2021

Determinants of Working Preferences Amongst Pakistani Women: Insights from Covid-19 Lockdowns

Areeba Suhail, Leena Salman

In April 2020, following a national lockdown due to Covid-19, numerous jobs across Pakistan became home-based. Although this represented a significant disruption to all sectors and genders, women seemed to become especially ...

12 May 2021

Lessons for Conducting Phone-based Surveys During Covid-19 and Beyond

Ali Cheema, Sarah Khan, Shandana Khan Mohmand

To understand the gendered impacts and experiences of the pandemic in urban Pakistan and inform gender-sensitive policy responses, researchers from the Institute of Development Studies and IDEAS (working under the auspices of the Action for Empowerment...

11 March 2021

Punjab’s Pollution Crisis: Information, Research and Policy Gaps

Sanval Nasim, Mahnoor Kashif

The authority to regulate pollution in Punjab rests with the provincial Environmental Protection Department (EPD). The EPD has a broad mandate to protect the environment, which includes informing the public on environmental issues and enforcing the Punjab Environmental Quality Standards (PEQS).

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Disconnected Mobility Infrastructures: Female Domestic Workers & the Perils of Bus Transport in Karachi

Determinants of Working Preferences Amongst Pakistani Women: Insights from Covid-19 Lockdowns

Lessons for Conducting Phone-based Surveys During Covid-19 and Beyond

Punjab’s Pollution Crisis: Information, Research and Policy Gaps