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Social Equality Takes a Hit – The Gendered Impact of COVID 19

What have been some of the social costs of the COVID19 pandemic for women in Pakistan? What can be done to mitigate these costs in the long run?
Read More On Growth StoryCOVID-19: Exacerbating Gender Based Economic Inequalities

How has the COVID19 affected the economic conditions of women in Pakistan? This blog post assesses the long term impact of this pandemic on existing gender based inequalities in the country.
Read More On Growth StoryEducation in the time of Corona: Lessons from a working mother’s perspective

The COVID19 pandemic has forced schools to transition to remote and online learning for the foreseeable future. How has the transition to this new mode of learning and teaching impacted the students, as well as their primary caregivers? This blog post assesses these issues...
Read More On Growth StoryChallenges and opportunities for Pakistan education systems in the COVID-19 response

This blog is part of a series from the REAL Centre reflecting on the impacts of the current COVID-19 pandemic on research work on international education and development. It has also been published on the UKFIET website.
Read More On Growth StoryGender Gaps in Learning: Are Girls’ Schools Better?

This is part of a blog series discussing findings from the Punjab Education Sector Programme (PESP) II evaluation. In the first interim phase, survey and administrative datasets were reviewed to understand changes in Punjab’s education landscape since 2012. While the overall report discusses Punjab’s...
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