Abstract
As a traditional society, Afghanistan has always been a hotbed of gender inequality in different aspects. Especially, women/girls face various obstacles in education. Despite the efforts to improve the education sector in the last decade, the situation of female education still remains deplorable. There is still a long way to go in improving education, in particular female education. This article aims to examine the unequal access of females and males in primary, secondary and higher education, and presents the main obstacles that prevent women or girls from having access to education. The article is prepared by a desk study using a variety of presently available researches, papers and data related to education, women’s rights and gender inequality from national and international organizations.
Highlights
Decades of conflict in Afghanistan, especially under the Taliban regime, destroyed almost all of the infrastructures including the educational system
The Taliban was against female education and banned female education in the country
According to the World Bank (2005), “In 2001 the overall adult literacy rate in Afghanistan was estimated at 36%, while for adult women it was 21%”
Summary
Decades of conflict in Afghanistan, especially under the Taliban regime, destroyed almost all of the infrastructures including the educational system. The Taliban was against female education and banned female education in the country. This interruption caused irreparable damage with women being the most vulnerable of all those affected by this. According to the World Bank (2005), “In 2001 the overall adult literacy rate in Afghanistan was estimated at 36%, while for adult women it was 21%”. After the removal of the Taliban with the intervention of the United States and NATO, Afghanistan began to experience a new season. Afghanistan has made improvements in some aspects, but still there are serious concerns
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