|Addressing Gender Inequality in Adolescent Life Skills
Education: Aahung's Experience in Pakistan| Shazia Mohamed,
Founder and Director of Aahung (Pakistan) Introduction: A
Confusing Beginning Addressing Gender Inequality in Adolescent
Life Skills Education: Aahung's Experience in Pakistan Surveying
Boys and Girls Accompanying this confusion and fear regarding
their bodies was a strict segregation of the sexes. Girls told
us that all of a sudden they were forbidden to play on the
streets or even talk to boys and men. This sometimes led to
being removed from school. When asked about what happens to a
girl when she starts to grow up, a girl told us that her father
forbade her from standing in the doorway of her house because he
felt that girls should not be seen. Often, girls are entirely
prohibited from leaving the house unaccompanied. As you can
imagine, such restrictions pose barriers to seeking care from
qualified health practitioners. For example, it's common for a
girl to take medication on the advice of