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Maryam Qureshi
Class of 2019
BSc (Honors) Social Development & Policy
Aspiration Statement
I plan to do a master’s degree in Gender Studies and work for organizations that are geared towards helping women and other marginalized people.
Core Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Canva
- Microsoft Office {Excel, Word, PowerPoint}
- Research
- Data Analysis
- Academic Writing
- Team Management
- Communication
- Content Analysis
- Public Speaking
- Content Writing
Academic Awards / Achievements
- High Academic Leap Scholarship - Wasif A. Rizvi (President Habib University) [Aug 2019]
- Habib Merit Scholarship - Habib University [Oct 2015]
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Leadership and Emotional Intelligence - Certification by Coursera
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Logistics Analyst - US Mobile [Feb 2021 - Aug 2021]
- Research Assistant - Zofeen T. Ebrahim (Independent Journalist) [May 2019 - Oct 2019]
- Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Intern - Pathfinder International [Jul 2019 - Aug 2019]
- USAID Pakistan, Intern, 2017
Final Year Project
Project Title
Negotiating with Patriarchy in the Household: Exploration of Lived Experiences of Young Unmarried Women in Karachi, Pakistan
Description
My thesis explores the daily struggles women have to go through in a patriarchal household. I have looked at the power relations and ways in which women have to fight to survive within the limitations set by the standards of patriarchy.
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