TY  - BOOK
AU  - Powell, Jessica A.
ED  - Afghanistan. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).
TI  - Afghan women in sub national government / by Jessica A. Powell
U1  - Pamphlet  HQ 1236.5 .A3 .P69 /2010  
CY  - Kabul : Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Afghanistan office, 2010.
KW  - Women's rights – Afghanistan
KW  - Local elections – Afghanistan
KW  - Women – Political activity – Afghanistan
KW  - Women – Afghanistan – Social conditions
KW  - Women – Afghanistan
N1  - Cover title; “June 2010”; “Includes bibliography”—(p. 33-35); Contents: FES in Afghanistan—Acknowledgements—Abbreviations—I. Executive summary and key findings—II. Research methodology—III. Introduction—IV. An overview of sub national government in Afghanistan—V. women’s participation in sub national government—VI. Tracking success : indicators of women’s participation and representation—VII. Recommendations—Bibliography—List of interviews; Summary: “Women’s political participation in Afghanistan has seen a notable increase since the beginning of the Bonn process in 2002. Article 83 of the constitution provides for the representation of women in the lower house of parliament: an average of two seats for every province is reserved, or 68 seats out of 249. The electoral law further requires that a minimum of a quarter of the seats on a provincial council be reserved for women”—(p. 5)
ER  -