{"523711":{"#nid":"523711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Graduate Making Travel Safer for Women in Pakistan","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFulbright scholar and Georgia Tech public policy graduate Hira Batool Rizvi is taking a serious problem in her native Pakistan head on, and she has launched a startup company to help provide a solution. Navigating traffic in major cities like Islamabad and Rawalpindi can be difficult enough, but it\u2019s even harder for women.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERizvi noticed women dealing with harassment, price gouging, and safety issues during routine commutes, and it made them reluctant to use public options for transportation. That\u2019s when she set to coming up with a solution at a hackathon while studying here at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was always into using technology to improve lives,\u201d Rizvi says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERizvi launched \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/shekab.com\/About\u0022\u003EShe\u2019kab\u003C\/a\u003E, a shared taxi service just for the women of her country. The company uses existing taxi services to build a network of safe, affordable, and reliable transportation for women.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELaunching a startup in Pakistan as a female presents some unique challenges. Rizvi is boss to an all-male work force. While there have been some challenges, she says she works to turn her gender in her favor and says many people are more courteous because she\u2019s a female supervisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI really want to make a difference in the lives of girls like me,\u201d Rizvi says. \u201cIt\u2019s my way of giving back to Pakistan.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/share.america.gov\/drive-for-womens-empowerment\/\u0022\u003ELearn more about She\u0027Kab.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Engineer and Entrepreneur Hira Batool Rizvi Using Technology to Make A Difference in Her Home Country"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHira Batool Rizvi has developed a startup company that\u0027s helping Pakistani women travel more safely. The Fulbright Scholar studied public policy at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hira Batool Rizvi used her Fulbright Scholarship to Study Public Policy at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"28058","created_gmt":"2016-04-12 13:32:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:17","author":"Steven Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"523681":{"id":"523681","type":"image","title":"Hira Batool Rizvi","body":null,"created":"1460566800","gmt_created":"2016-04-13 17:00:00","changed":"1475895293","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:53","alt":"Hira Batool Rizvi","file":{"fid":"205419","name":"hira-award_crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hira-award_crop_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hira-award_crop_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":69974,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hira-award_crop_0.jpg?itok=yWia3R5S"}}},"media_ids":["523681"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"89101","name":"entrepeneur"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"8320","name":"pakistan"},{"id":"166973","name":"startup"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"},{"id":"973","name":"women"},{"id":"171911","name":"women of pakistan"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESteven Norris\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESocial Media Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:snorris@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esnorris@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["snorris@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}