This report examines the challenges and strategies involved in implementing life skills-based education (LSBE) in Pakistan, focusing on how gender-restrictive, or oppositional, actors have influenced the curriculum’s content and acceptability. High gender inequality, the strong influence of religious leaders and religious political parties, and widespread conservative social norms, have meant that the implementation of LSBE is uneven and built on localised negotiations. This report offers insights for advocacy organisations, policy-makers and practitioners striving to integrate inclusive, rights-based education into curricula while navigating on-going sociopolitical resistance. Funded by the Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) platform, this research contributes to broader efforts by the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion team at ODI Global to explore how anti-gender movements influence global progress on gender equality and justice.