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Women's Role in Afghanistan's Future : Taking Stock of Achievements and Continued Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-12T21:32:47Z
dc.date.available2014-06-12T21:32:47Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-27
dc.description.abstractThis report assesses the overall situation of women in Afghanistan across key sectors, acting as a follow-up to the report published by the World Bank in 2005 entitled, Afghanistan: National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction-Role of Women in Afghanistan's Future. What can be seen from the sectoral chapters (namely in health, education, work and employment, and legal rights and voice) included in this report is that, in sectors where concerted and coordinated efforts have been made among a collection of key actors (including the Government of Afghanistan, the donor community, NGOs and civil society, significant improvements have been achieved. Where well-planned systems have been designed and consensus has been garnered for the support of these systems, services are indeed reaching more women and girls, and communities are becoming more accepting of these services. What is also shown in the report is the innovative function that NGOs and civil society actors have played in some of the sectors discussed, developing new mechanisms to include and reach women. The report also highlights areas in which significant improvement has been lacking, and a systematic approach to addressing some issues is still missing. The prevailing lack of reliable data makes understanding the issues faced by women in these sectors challenging. Each chapter in the report concludes by distilling key recommendations for the future, whether based on successes to date, or based on a lack of progress and critical gaps in specific areas. While specific issues can be identified as critical within each of the above sectors, what is also notable is that some issues cut across all sectors as prevailing barriers for women. One of these consistent themes is that the lack of female professionals in key areas poses a barrier to other women and girls accessing these services. Another cross-cutting impediment for women is insecurity, or the perception of insecurity. In each chapter, issues of regional inequality and disparity between rural and urban areas can be seen across key indicators. In addition, barriers such as a lack of mobility, limited transportation options, inadequate infrastructure that omits women-friendly features, and the prevalence of early marriage, tend to be repetitive cross-cutting barriers. Finally, the report concludes framed through the lens of the upcoming transition years in Afghanistan, when the Government of Afghanistan will take over more and more direct management of services and security.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19421690/womens-role-afghanistans-future-taking-stock-achievements-continued-challenges
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18661
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18661
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectAWARENESS TRAINING
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO WOMEN
dc.subjectBIRTH SPACING
dc.subjectCASES OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectCHILD MARRIAGES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCO-EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOMMITMENTS TO WOMEN
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF GENDER
dc.subjectEDUCATING GIRLS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEQUALITY POLICY
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subjectFEMALE TEACHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE INFANTICIDE
dc.subjectFEMALE CIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectFEMALE FARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY
dc.subjectFEMALE MORTALITY
dc.subjectFEMALE STAFF
dc.subjectFEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subjectFEMALE TEACHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE VICTIMS
dc.subjectFORCED MARRIAGES
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectGENDER AWARENESS
dc.subjectGENDER AWARENESS TRAINING
dc.subjectGENDER CONCERNS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectGENDER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGENDER FOCAL POINTS
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS IN ACCESS
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGENDER MAINSTREAMING
dc.subjectGENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY
dc.subjectGENDER PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subjectGENDER STEREOTYPES
dc.subjectGENDER STRATEGIES
dc.subjectGENDER UNITS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectLOCAL WOMEN
dc.subjectMAINSTREAMING OF GENDER PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATHS
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMIDWIFERY TRAINING
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF WOMEN
dc.subjectOBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOLYGAMY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL WOMEN
dc.subjectPROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectPROPORTION OF GIRLS
dc.subjectPROPORTION OF GIRLS
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRIGHTS FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSEX RATIO
dc.subjectSEX WORKERS
dc.subjectSEXES
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectUNICEF
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectWOMEN IN EDUCATION
dc.titleWomen's Role in Afghanistan's Future : Taking Stock of Achievements and Continued Challengesen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2014-04-14
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:22:14.125987Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Women in Development and Gender Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19421690/womens-role-afghanistans-future-taking-stock-achievements-continued-challenges
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid813391468184173017
okr.guid727591468196445437
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000456286_20140422163258
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19421690
okr.identifier.reportACS4474
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.sectorInformation and communications
okr.sectorEducation
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Gender
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Other social development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicPopulation and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Reproductive Health
okr.topicEducation::Educational Policy and Planning
okr.unitSocial Development (SASDS)
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