Inara Shahid Ali
Aspiration Statement
I see myself in a position where I can influence policy making through research. I look forward to pursuing a career in education or health, with an intersection of gendered lens.
Core Skills
- Adaptability
- Canva
- English Writing
- Leadership
- Team Management
- MaxQDA (Qualitative Research)
- MS Office
- Problem Solving
- STATA (Quantitative Research)
Academic Awards / Achievements
- President's List, Fall 2021
- Dean's List, Fall 2021
- Dean's List, Spring 2021
- High Academic Achievement Scholarship, Fall 2020
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Chair-Cabinet, Academic Affairs (HUSG)
- Director Registrations, HUMUN
- Student Member, United Nations Association of Pakistan
- Attended Summer Program 2022, Stanford University
- Facilitated an international virtual camp 'Global Encounters'
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Senior Research Assistant, Aga Khan University (February 2023 – Present)
- Intern, The Citizens Foundation (October 2022 – November 2022)
- Research Assistant, Bowdoin College, USA (December 2020 – August 2021)
Final Year Project
Project Title
Feminist Analysis of Mother-Daughter Communication Regarding Menstruation
Description
For this research, I employed a feminist participatory methodology, which is different from traditional research methods in a way that it allows for collaboration and insights into lived experiences, as participants are also co-researchers. My research suggested that gender roles are essential in how women act, perceive and communicate about menstruation. A power shift was noticed, where mothers kept menstruation a secret, but daughters strived to communicate with their fathers and other males. This research can be used as premise to initiate normalization measures on this topic and SRHR in general. I shared my research findings with FTM to work towards specifically incorporating mothers more into our agenda and conversations around menstruation.