Grit and the Uphill Climb in Computer Science: Entrepreneur, Mahrukh Qadeer
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Women’s Leadership Initiative, Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware
Abstract
Mahrukh Qadeer is a female entrepreneur in Pakistan working in the field of computer science. Pakistani cultural norms can be restricting for women, often limiting them to maintaining the home and caring for children or working in the garment industry. Moreover, computer science is a typically male-dominated field, even in cultures without such restrictions on women's activities. This case explains how Mahrukh overcame these cultural norms and the challenges she faced while forging her career.
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Time period: The events covered by this case took place in 2007-2020.
Geographical setting:
Region: Asia
Country: Pakistan
Location: Lahore
Featured companies:
Mahir
Employees: 2-10
Type: Self-owned
Industry: Information technology
Other keywords: Founded in 2016; Stem
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Employees: 2-10
Type: Self-owned
Industry: Information technology
Other keywords: Founded in 2017
Featured protagonist: Mahrukh Qadeer (female), Computer Scientist
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Bullough, Amanda, Aynsley Dunham, Lisa Larrew, and Mariam Chaudhry. "Grit and the Uphill Climb: Computer Science Entrepreneur, Mahrukh Qadeer." Women’s Leadership Initiative, Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware, 2023.