Mutale Mulenga Kaunda

Voices of Change

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Susan B. Smith offers a compelling study of women’s leadership and influence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, engaging participants from diverse social and religious backgrounds. Notably, she has not positioned these practices against Western models, instead situating Pakistani women’s influence on its own terms. Influence in the Global South does not necessarily mirror Western paradigms; rather, the women Smith discusses employ the very strategies such as honor and hard work often used to constrain them, to reclaim agency and exert leadership and influence. A must read!”