Women's Rights in Afghanistan After the fall of the Taliban
-A robust policy framework has been put in place by the government for the welfare of women. The core strategic documents that make up this framework have been successful in keeping the issue of women’s empowerment high on the country’s development agenda.
-“The Afghan government has removed severe discriminatory laws against women
-- Ratified a constitution that promotes non-discrimination facilitated women’s unprecedented participation in national elections through civic education.
-The right to education for both girls and women is anchored in articles forty-three and forty-four of the 2003 constitution.
-The new constitution of Afghanistan states, men and women are equal, officially encouraging gender equality and job and educational opportunities for women.
- Afghans adopted a new constitution that recognizes the United Nations Charter, the UN Declaration on Human Rights;
it devotes two articles to human rights.
- Women occupy 27 percent of seats in the National Assembly and 25 percent of seats in Provincial Councils
-Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of female participation in the National Parliament in the region.
- Women constitute 26 percent of civil servants, 24 percent of employees in the government-run media and 21 percent in private media companies. Of 17 Afghan ambassadors in other countries, 2 are women.
-At Durkhani High School in Kabul, a principal named Uzra Faizad told Greg Mortenson ''that the number of students who wanted to go to school grew everyday. With the Taliban gone, girls are trying to get the education that was kept from them''.
-With the Taliban gone, Uzra talks openly about how important it's for girls to get education instead of having to teach girls secretly.