Dr. Hadia Majid

Dr. Hadia Majid is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at LUMS. Her research agenda considers the impact of monetary and public resource constraints on individuals in Pakistan with a special focus on women’s access to decent, empowering work. She has published in international journals and is currently editing a book titled Gender at Work in Pakistan.

    2:00 - 2:45 PM Panel

    SATURDAY Saturday 2nd March

    Navigating Economic Challenges

    Location: Hall 1

    Inflation is a debilitating economic condition that impacts women and marginalized groups first. While the research shows that women have less money to begin with, crises like shrinkflation and recession mean that they pay double the prices on items of daily use with an additional cost if those items are deemed a luxury. The last three years have seen a significant amount of women talking about the rising costs of fuel impacting their mobility to being forced to take very hard decisions for their children. In this panel we will examine the structural barriers that impede women's productivity and the intersecting effects of inflation on women's lived realities.
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