Who we are
She-her was formed with the vision to empower women in Pakistan. Our work caters to marginalized groups such as victims of domestic violence, religious minorities and trans persons.
Our team reflects a new wave of Pakistani youth that has mobilized to ensure social and economic equity, both individually and systemically. She-her is dedicated to fairness, justice and inclusion and our organizational culture reflects this.
Founder’s message
“I have felt the structural, economic and social imbalances women in Pakistan face, growing up. A large percentage of women in the country have no access to justice and even the strongest women end up facing sexual harassment, deprivation of inheritance, domestic violence and abuse - with no protection from the law. I thus decided from a very young age that I would dedicate my life’s work to providing as many women in the sea with a voice and impacting the implementation and interpretation of as many laws as I can.”
-Aaminah Qadir
She-her started out providing legal aid to women and vulnerable groups, on a case by case basis. The response was overwhelming.
About us
Our founder, Aaminah, completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University in Global Affairs and History of Art after which she went on to the University of Cambridge to study Law. She secured a job at Latham & Watkins in London but returned back home to Pakistan shortly after to dedicate time to her passion that is practice in Pakistan.
Aaminah spent two years practicing litigation in Karachi with Makhoom Ali Khan at Fazleghani Advocates after which she returned to practice in London including work on the Saudi Aramco IPO. While at Fazleghani Advocates she worked on a wide range of arbitration matters and was appointed as special assistant to tribunals at the Permanent Court of Arbitration as well ICSID. She assisted tribunals in several cases including those involving the governments of Nigeria, Iran amongst others. She also co-authored a chapter in a Wolters Kluwer Publication on post-award interest in Pakistan.
Since her time back in Pakistan, she has been involved with several constitutional and public interest litigation matters in the Lahore High Court including challenging the government’s dissolution of the provincial assembly, representing the trans community against NADRA for failing to issue them identification cards, seeking implementation of legislation that was enacted to protect women and children and on several matters relating to the effect of environmental degradation on women. She takes a keen interest in the intersection of environmental law and human rights.
She has also been appointed by the Lahore High Court as Amicus Curiae in the case involving the development of a mega-city, the Ravi Urban Development Project outside Lahore that related to critical matters of constitutional, land acqusition and environmental law. She was also appointed by the Lahore High Court as Amicus in a case that challenged the law related to women’s right to inherit property in Punjab. She has also been called upon by the Court to assist the Government of Punjab in strengthening the laws that relate to possession of wild animals.
