Aisha Sarwari in Newsweek Pakistan

06 Aug Aisha Sarwari in Newsweek Pakistan

PAKISTAN’S POPULATION BOOM

Giving women more of a choice in the matter could help, argues Aisha Sarwari, a feminist activist who has previously written on population and women’s rights. “Access to birth control for women can be a game changer,” she told AFP. “Ultimately the impact is that there are more resources to go around … Empowered women have fewer children, and this creates a mindset that leads to prosperity within families that is likely to be emulated across communities.”

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