Shameem Akhtar posed as a boy during her early childhood in Pakistan so she could enjoy the privileges Pakistani girls are rarely afforded: to play outside and attend school. In an eye-opening, personal talk, Akhtar recounts how the opportunity to get an education altered the course of her life -- and ultimately changed the culture of her villag...

In this talk Shameem Akhtar shares the story of her struggle as she was raised as a boy to get education and now runs a school to teach young girls how to dream