BBC News: Pakistan female game designer on a mission for change

BBC News: Pakistan female game designer on a mission for change
Gender roles are becoming more fluid than ever in Pakistan - but 29-year-old Sadia Bashir still stands out. (Photo courtesy: @Sadia_Bashir1/Twitter)
Updated 06 July 2018
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BBC News: Pakistan female game designer on a mission for change

BBC News: Pakistan female game designer on a mission for change

July 6: BBC News report by Tabinda Kokab states that gender roles are becoming more fluid than ever in Pakistan - but 29-year-old Sadia Bashir still stands out. Although women have become more visible in sports and other areas in Pakistan, video gaming is still overwhelmingly for the boys. Sadia was not put off, however. She started not just playing video games, but developing them as well - from the age of 13. "My interest in computers began with video gaming, so I just continued to develop it," she told BBC Urdu.

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