But Pakistan is urbanizing fast, and powerful forces of change are chipping away at the landed aristocracy, known in Pakistan as the feudal class.
These women are proof that women are strong, capable, and powerful forces of change in society.
Although we have restricted our analyses to the effects of HR, NR also serves as a powerful force of evolutionary change.
A new advocacy group called Common Sense Media said it intended to create a powerful force for change out of parents disturbed by a seeming coarsening of the American entertainment industry.
"The loss of reputation became a powerful force for change," says Dieter Lenzen, president of Berlin's Free University.The "PISA shock", as it came to be known, did indeed trigger much reform activity, but all within the existing system.
While they accept that ships would burn less fuel and emit less CO2, they fear oil spills and other maritime accidents, as well as "black carbon", the sooty residue of partly burned fuel which is deposited on ice and is a short-lived but powerful "forcer" of climate change.
Each of these transitions is a powerful force for change in health workforce planning, the roles of health professionals, and the design of medical professional education.
Even though a final deal on TPP is far from certain, the talks are still a powerful force for change.The phasing out of gentan should spur rice production, allowing prices to fall at last.
It's 2017, the time to use our liberty to empower our most powerful force for change - the next generation of empowered women who will transform our world.
