Nasrat Esmaty, Asadullah Ahamdi ; researchers and field workers Nasrat Esmaty, Asadullah Ahmadi and Rohullah Obaidy ; report authors Nasrat Esmaty and Asadullah Ahmadi ; project director and principal analyzer Jamila Omar ; final reviewer Rebecca Wright.
[Kabul] : Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium (HRRAC), 2010.
iii, 42 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Summary: “This report examines some of the main factors that are hindering Afghan women’s participation in decision-making, political and policy-making processes. It focuses on female figures who are active in political, social and cultural areas in Afghanistan. Overall, three main elements are identified as obstacles to women’s full political participation at a leadership level: 1) a lack of political will within the Karzai administration; 2) the influence and threat of politicized Islam; 3) the lack of a broad socio-political approach to promote women leaders”—(p. 1).