Bullough, AmandaDunham, Aynsley2024-01-042024-01-042023Bullough, 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.https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/33772Time 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 Co-Wired Employees: 2-10 Type: Self-owned Industry: Information technology Other keywords: Fonded in 2017 Featured protagonist: Mahrukh Qadeer (female), Computer Scientist The version of record is available at: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=191984 For Instructors, Teaching Notes are provided for every case. Please visit The Case Centre website at http://www.thecasecentre.org/caseCollection/WomensLeadershipInitiative to verify your instructor role and obtain access to teaching materials.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.en-USleaderwomen's leadershipentrepreneurshipfemale entrepreneurwomanculturecultural normscareergritreduced inequalitiesCase study