A New Voice for Afghan Women: Strengthening the Role of Women Lawmakers in Afghanistan
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Democratization and Political Participation, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Transitional Justice
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2011
Citation: Zimmerman, Jessica. A New Voice for Afghan Women: Strengthening the Role of Women Lawmakers in Afghanistan. New York: East West Institute, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2016. https://www.eastwest.ngo/idea/new-voice-afghan-women.
Sub-Categories: Democratization and Political Participation, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Transitional Justice
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2011
Citation: Zimmerman, Jessica. A New Voice for Afghan Women: Strengthening the Role of Women Lawmakers in Afghanistan. New York: East West Institute, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2016. https://www.eastwest.ngo/idea/new-voice-afghan-women.
Executive Summary
This report summarizes the outcome of a conference aimed at enhancing the role of women lawmakers in Afghanistan’s political processes. It highlights the crucial needs to involve women in ongoing peace and stabilization efforts in Afghanistan, and surveys the greatest challenges to their involvement in the country’s political processes. It also provides numerous concrete recommendations for how Afghanistan can improve the involvement of female lawmakers.