Afghan women in sub national government / by Jessica A. Powell.
Powell, Jessica A.
Kabul : Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Afghanistan office, 2010.
38 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Women's rights – Afghanistan.
Local elections – Afghanistan.
Women – Political activity – Afghanistan.
Women – Afghanistan – Social conditions.
Women – Afghanistan.
Local elections – Afghanistan.
Women – Political activity – Afghanistan.
Women – Afghanistan – Social conditions.
Women – Afghanistan.
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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).