Afghanistan : Country Gender Assessment, National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction, the Role of Women in Afghanistan's Future

Throughout the 20th century, the debate on women's rights and their role in Afghan society has been closely interlinked with the national destiny. Women not only carry the burden of symbolizing the honor of the family, but often are seen as embodying the national honor as well. Gender has thus...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Country Gender Assessment (CGA)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO SERVICES ADULT EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY ADULT LITERACY RATE ADULT WOMEN AGED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HEALTH BASIC EDUCATION BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTHS BREADWINNERS CHASTITY CHILD CARE CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILDBIRTH CITIES CIVIC EDUCATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT CRIME CULTURAL NORMS CURRICULA CUSTOM CUSTOMARY LAW DAIRY PRODUCTS DECISION MAKING DISCOURSE DISEASES DOWRY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS ENROLLMENT RATES EQUAL RIGHTS EQUIPMENT EXTENDED FAMILIES EXTENDED FAMILY EXTENSION FAMILY LAW FAMILY PLANNING FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FEMALE LITERACY FEMALE STAFF FEMALE TEACHERS FORCED MARRIAGES GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER DEVELOPMENT GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER DISPARITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER FOCAL POINTS GENDER GAPS GENDER INDICATORS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INEQUITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER POLICY GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GENDER WAGE GAPS GER GIRLS GIRLS IN SCHOOL GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOS GROSS ENROLMENT GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE HYGIENE INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTEGRATION INTEGRATION OF GENDER INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET LAND REFORM LEADERSHIP LEARNING LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK MAINSTREAMING OF GENDER ANALYSIS MALE HEALTH MARKETING MARRIAGE LAW MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF WOMEN MORTALITY NGOS NORMS NUTRITION PEACE PHYSICIANS POLICY DOCUMENT POLIO POLYGAMY POWER PREGNANCY PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION FOR WOMEN PROTECTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC SERVICES RAPE READING REFUGEES REPRODUCTION REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RETENTION RATES RIGHTS FOR WOMEN ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL RELATIONS SHELTER SOCIAL FACTORS SOCIAL LIFE SOCIETY SYMBOLS TRIBES UNDP UNESCO UNFPA UNICEF UNIFEM UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WATER SUPPLY WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE WOOD WORKERS WORKING WOMEN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/6682511/afghanistan-country-gender-assessment-national-reconstruction-poverty-reduction-role-women-afghanistans-future http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8486