Who named/conceived/developed the series?
Gender Watch is the brainchild of Dr.Rakhshinda Perveen.
What is the origin of Gender Watch?
Gender Watch is based on Dr.Perveen`s thesis "Men Partners Not Masters-Towards Gender Equity in Family Planning in Pakistan" which she wrote for her Masters Degree in Public Health Degree in Netherlands in 1998.
How many programmes were produced?
19, The series was divided into 2 main phases. The pilot phase which consisted of 6 episodes and the Extension phase which consisted of 13 episodes.
When was the first program aired?
The first episode was aired on 7th October`99 on PTV 1 at 6;40 PM.
How many times the show has been aired?
We do not know the exact number but it is estimated that all 19 programs had been aired not less than 5 times on different channels of PTV.
Can I get a video/CD copy of Gender Watch?
Yes. [ click HERE for more Information ]
What makes Gender Watch different from other tele-programs?
Self praise is no recommendation. However, since you insist so let us try to answer this question in the best possible humble tone.
Gender Watch invited attention to the issues relevant to the contemporary Pakistani society.
Gender Watch presented not exploited the sensitive issues like violence, sexual abuse, AIDS/HIV etc.
Gender Watch aired bold messages.
SACHET is the only NGO in Pakistan that understood the power of TV in South ASIA and presented a relevant and realistic program without any foreign funding. [ click HERE for more on SACHET ]
Honour:
SACHET & National AIDS control programme launched "Gender & AIDS", SACHET's 13th programme of its tele-series "Gener Watch" on the World AIDS day, 2000 in colabration with WHO and UNAIDS.
PTV 10th award for best private productions was won by none other than Gender Watch.
