“My mother is now learning English, becoming independent, goes to see the doctor on her own, goes to the shops and markets on her own,” Ms. Yousafzai said. “On the other hand, my father is now going towards the kitchen. He makes eggs. He cannot really do a lot of cooking, but he brings plates to the table, brings cups, puts jam and butter in those things. So he is getting better.

“These things are very important for us, because in many countries, people think the kitchen is just a woman’s job,” she added, “and the man’s job is to go outside, earn money, and he’s going to control the family. So our family shows an example to the world of how things change with the help of awareness.”

Ms. Yousafzai invited her mother, who has generally shied from the spotlight even as her daughter has become a global celebrity, to address the audience. Mrs. Yousafzai rose, adjusted her veil to make sure it was covering her head, described her new language skills and how they had changed her life, and said a few words in English.

To see the full interview, with Ms. Yousafzai discussing topics from her high school grades to her college ambitions to her dissatisfaction with the answer that President Obama gave her when she complained to him about the United States’ use of drone warfare, visit timestalks.com.