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Iram Shaista Khan
Core Skills
- Project Management
- Report Writing
- Community Development
- Community Outreach
- Climate Action Planning
- Presentation Skills
- Feminist Theory
- Gender Theory
- Microsoft Office
- Research
- Public Policy
- Sustainable Development
Academic Awards / Achievements
- Dean’s List, Spring 2016
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Presenter and Moderator, Conference on Cultural Identities in Transformation, Baltit Academic Development Association”
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Author, The History of Governance in Gilgit- Baltistan, May 2016
- Outreach and Strategy Internship, MentHub, Karachi, March 2017 - June 2017
- Research Assistant, IDRAC, Sept 2017 - Dec 2017
Final Year Project
Project Title
Exploring the Effects of Natural Disasters on Gender Relations—An Instrumental Case Study of the 2010 Attabad Disaster in Gilgit-Baltistan
Description
Climate change is one of the major challenges of our times, which adds considerable stress to our societies and the environment. The number of disasters and causalities has increased over time. It has been observed that societies with socio-economic challenges are more adversely affected by natural disasters. The Attabad disaster of 2010 in the mountainous region of Gilgit Baltistan is one of the ten major disasters Pakistan has experienced. The research objectives are to bridge the gap in the literature about the gender dimensions of the Attabad disaster and reflect on the experiences of primary survivors for future preparedness and resilience. Using the Social Relations framework by Naila Kabeer, the thesis aims to understand how institutions affect gender relations in a society affected by a natural disaster.