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Evaluation of Women’s Leadership and Participation in Peace and Security

Fieldwork for this case study was conducted in Kabul (Afghanistan) from 5-15 February 2013. Preparatory work and consultations were conducted prior to fieldwork, and several interviews that were not scheduled during the consultant‟s time in Afghanistan were conducted by phone or online subsequent to the field travel.

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Does Women’s Participation in the National Solidarity Programme Make a Difference in their Lives?

This case study is part of a larger project that explores women’s participation in different development programmes and projects in Afghanistan.

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Gender Equality in the Afghanistan National Development Strategy

Decades of conflict in Afghanistan have resulted in extreme instability, poverty and gender inequality. The human toll resulting from foreign invasion, the subsequent civil war (1992-1996) and the current conditions is great.

Tuesday 16 February 2016

GENDER AND THE POLITICS OF PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN’S WOLESI JIRGA

This paper contends that, in spite of women’s sizable presence in Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga, the representation of women’ s gender interests remains minimal.

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Afghan Women, Men and Decision-making Authority

Unquestionably, the situation of Afghan women has been one of the most prominent areas of rhetorical focus of the international development community in the post- Taliban era.

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER No.152 – 153

Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER No.152 – 153

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER No.151

Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER No.151

Saturday 30 January 2016

The UN library announced its most-checked-out book of 2015. It’s kind of disturbing.

The Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations — named after the secretary general who died in 1961 — doesn’t make the news very often.

Wednesday 27 January 2016

The Other Side of Gender Inequality: Men and Masculinities in Afghanistan

Exclusion of “men and boys” from mainstream research and policy formulation on gender in Afghanistan has significantly contributed to persisting inequalities in practice, including unequal access to education, healthcare and employment.

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Women’s Rights, Taliban, and Reconciliation: An Overview

Since President Ashraf Ghani’s election in 2014, discussion of impend-ing reconciliation talks with the armed opposition of the Taliban has been intensifying. Taliban sources confirmed contacts and indicated they were gearing up towards formal talks.

Wednesday 27 January 2016