Inara Shahid Ali

Inara Shahid Ali

Class of 2023
BSc (Honors) Social Development & Policy
Minor: Religious Studies

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.