We are proud to share that Gender Studies in Pakistan: Views from the Field, published by Folio Books (Lahore, July 2026), features four contributors connected to MGSHSS.

The volume is edited by Dr. Nida Kirmani, Associate Professor of Sociology at MGSHSS, who also co-authors the introductory chapter, "Contextualising Gender Studies in Pakistan," which sets out the key debates in Pakistani feminist thought and the histories of women's movements that the rest of the volume builds on.

Three further contributors have MGSHSS connections. Dr. Maryam Ibrahim, Assistant Professor at MGSHSS, contributes a chapter on gender and urbanisation, drawing on her research on urban development, housing, and gender exclusion in Pakistani cities. Zainab Najeeb, a former Teaching Fellow at MGSHSS, writes on gender and development. MGSHSS alumna Mehlab Jameel, an anthropologist and activist, contributes a chapter on how a bill becomes a law, drawing on their direct involvement in drafting Pakistan's transgender rights legislation.