Pakistani Women Playing a significant role in the field of science and technology



Pakistani Women Playing a significant role in the field of science and technology



Among the major problems women are currently facing in professional roles are gender stereotypes, sexual harassment, and disrespectful behavior by men.
Especially for those who want to play a significant role in the field of science and technology, women first face gender bias because even in a country like the United States, it was thought that scientific research, especially in the space of 4-5 decades, , Astronomy, biotechnology, physics, and medicine are fields in which women cannot work.
But many courageous women such as Marie Curie, Rosa Land Franklin, Barbara McClintock, Jane Godal, Catherine Johnson, and Valentina Tershkova fought courageously and proved that women are no less capable than men. By encouraging them to provide appropriate opportunities, they cando better than men in many scientific fields.
This is why the UN has included measures to eliminate gender discrimination against women in science by 2030.

Among the major problems women are currently facing in professional roles are gender stereotypes, sexual harassment, and disrespectful behavior by men.
Especially for those who want to play a significant role in the field of science and technology, women first face gender bias because even in a country like the United States, it was thought that scientific research, especially in the space of 4-5 decades, , Astronomy, biotechnology, physics, and medicine are fields in which women cannot work.

But many courageous women such as Marie Curie, Rosa Land Franklin, Barbara McClintock, Jane Godal, Catherine Johnson, and Valentina Tershkova fought courageously and proved that women are no less capable than men. By encouraging them to provide appropriate opportunities, they can do better than men in many scientific fields.
That is why the UN has included measures to eliminate gender discrimination against women in science by 2030.

Currently, the number of women associated with research in various fields of science is around 30% worldwide. While in Asian countries the number of women studying in natural sciences, mathematics, physics, medicine and space sciences is very low, because of the gender discrimination at the professional level in these countries, the thinking of girls' parents or family is still so. That science fields are not suitable for women. To end this notion and to bring women and young girls into the mainstream in the current digital age, the United Nations celebrates International Day for Women and Girls in Science every year on February 11, so that it can raise awareness worldwide. Be created so that women can perform well in scientific fields alongside men.

Although the thinking about women's freedom and education in various regions of the world is changing slowly and in Asian countries, women are carrying out responsibilities in every field of science in which India is top notch because of its space program women. There is a significant number of scientists and researchers, but on the contrary, the number of women in science and technology in Pakistan is still equal to the salt in flour.

Although female literacy has increased significantly in Pakistan over the past 2 decades and a significant number of girls are studying in scientific subjects in universities across Pakistan, there are very few women in applied science and research at the national or international level. Moving forward is the reason for our social system where girls get married immediately after getting higher education and at home, they do not get enough time to fulfill their professional responsibilities in child training.

But I cannot blame all the blame on the social or social system. For the past 3 years, I have come to realize that our young generation has become very comfortable and thousands of highs have been involved in scientific societies. Educated girls are the ones who are unable to do anything in the field of practical or research despite the opportunities available because it demands hard work, sense of responsibility and a lot of blood and energy.

1. Dr. Fawzia Idris Abou    
Dr. Fouzia

Dr. Fawzia Idris Abou    

Pakistan is regarded as one of the countries which is slowly developing in the field of information technology, but the rate of research and new discoveries or inventions in this regard is very low. And it is generally believed that Pakistanis have no role in this field, though this perception is very wrong and this is confirmed by Dr Fawzia Idrees Abou from Sindh rural area who is Pakistan's first cyber security P. HD is a doctor.

Dr. Fouzia selected engineering and electronics subjects at graduation and graduated from Mehran University. Although they initially faced numerous obstacles and problems, they steadily progressed toward their destination. Dr. Fouzia holds a Masters in Cryptology from the National University of Science and Technology and later moved to the UK for higher education where he received a PhD in Cyber ​​Security from the University of London. His research interests include analyzing malware, identifying and preventing it, mobile security, network security, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Fawzia is currently affiliated with the Pakistan Armed Forces Cyber ​​Security Wing and is also the first female PhD doctor from the Pakistan Army. He has also recently been given the Sixth Global Global Cyber ​​Jitsu Award, which is an honor for Pakistan. With so many achievements, Dr. Fouzia is a very sophisticated woman who is also the mother of two children. Referring to the balance of home and children with her professional responsibilities, Dr. Fouzia says she has encountered numerous problems, just like other women. Even the workload resulted in the loss of her pregnancy several times, but she knew she would have to make all these sacrifices to do something extraordinary. For women who want to pursue a career in science, Dr. Fawzia advises that they not only restrict themselves to work but also make time for themselves. By strengthening relationships with husbands, family and colleagues, women can solve many of their own problems.



2. Zartaj Waseem  
 Zartaj Waseem
Zartaj Waseem

Zartaj Waseem hails from a middle class in Karachi. His father is a mechanical and electrical engineer. He has studied in Computer Science and Software Engineering. Zartaj has been working for the promotion of scientific science, especially space science for many years in Pakistan and for this purpose he has established Pakistan Space Science Education Center with his team. Which provides young people with space science awareness in the country, and also gives them ample opportunities and career counseling to pursue careers in this field. Zartaj Waseem says that he founded the institute to attract children from Pakistan at the school level with quality education to scientific subjects like mathematics, physics, medicine and other fields in which the research margin. Be more Along with her personal efforts, she is constantly striving to inspire Pakistani women, especially young girls, for space science and gives lectures in universities in major cities besides workshops.

In addition, he established a robotics studio in Karachi, which organizes competitions for robot development in the country, and also helps students from universities participate in international robotics competitions. She has also participated in the first Lego League and Destination Imagine Competition with her team.

Zartaj says that since 2010 he has faced numerous challenges while struggling to promote scientific studies in Pakistan, but after so many years, he realizes that there could be no better field for him. ۔ Not only did they find the best companion, but because of their scientific activities outside of different cities and countries, they were constantly traveling, which also gave them plenty of fun opportunities. She defies the general notion that this is a boring and overworked field.

3. Tasnim Zahra Hussain  
Tasnim Zahra Hussain
Tasnim Zahra Hussain

Dr Tasnim Zahra Hussain is honored to be the first female string theorist of Pakistan. Dr. Tasnim, who graduated in physics from Kinnaird College Lahore, has a PhD from Stokhum University Italy and a post-doctoral Harvard University at just 26 years old.

The focus of his investigation was the Law and Supremacy of Eleven Dimensions (Dimensions). On which his research papers have been published in leading scientific journals, he has also represented Pakistan in the 'World Air of Physics' Conference Germany, which he has the honor of making a logo.


He was invited by the renowned scientists of the world at the Cambridge Science Festival in 2013, the purpose of the festival was to introduce emerging scientists from around the world and gather on a platform,
Dr. Tasneem Zahra is associated with teaching at Lahore University of Management Sciences and is constantly working to normalize the theoretical physics education in Pakistan.
For this purpose, he created an animated series on theoretical physics and provided it to high school and college students so that they could easily understand this difficult subject.

Dr. Tasneem Zahra is also a great writer since childhood, his first novel Only the Long Threads came out in 2014. Which has gained tremendous popularity in scientific circles. Dr. Tasneem also had the opportunity to train the Pakistani team to participate in the International Physics Olympiad.
Dr. Tasnim is a member of Harvard Medical School and the National Academy of Sciences, as well as being active in the promotion of physics at the national level, and has been honored with the Pulitzer Prize and Vice Chancellor Gold Medal for his outstanding contributions to physics. ۔

4- Maniba Zafar
Maniba Zafar
Maniba Zafar

Maniba Zafar, from Lahore, is a senior programmer with Sarbana Geering, an Australian multi-disciplinary group.
He was also awarded the Young Fail Professional of the Year in 2018 by the same group he is associated with in 2012.

 It should be noted that this award is given to young professionals from over 40 countries around the world. The award was given to Maniba for building a management and monitoring information system for water sources in Pakistan.
Muniba acknowledges that women in Pakistan do not have the opportunity to advance in the field of science, especially in the IT field, which is one of the many reasons for gender discrimination.
But at the same time, the advent of IT and especially artificial intelligence has broken down the barriers that have been obstructing women's education and development for decades.

Today, through social media, Pakistani aspirants can effectively raise their voice against any form of abuses or abuses.

5- Huma Zia Farran
Huma Zia Farran
Huma Zia Farran


Huma Zia Farran is one of Pakistan's selected women who have been working for years to educate women, especially in rural areas. Huma Farran graduated from the Lahore School of Economics in 2010 and has been part of various national and international educational projects ever since.
During the last regime, the program launched by the UN under the 'Al-Declaration' successfully completed several educational projects with the Alliance for Pakistan Alliance for Math and Science.


The Alliance is actually a joint group of several organizations working to provide educational facilities throughout Pakistan, especially in rural areas. At the same time, the Alliance has been struggling to end the neglect of children with methinks and so far several meth mathematics Olympiads have been organized.

We say that children, especially girls, are not interested in mathematics and other science subjects because they are not taught properly, which requires proper training of science teachers. In addition to writing many annual educational reports, we have also been an excellent columnist and for a while have been writing columns on education and women's issues in The News.