Equal rights, unequal opportunities : women's participation in Afghanistan's parliamentary and provincial council elections / Oliver Lough with Farokhloqa Amini…[et.al] ; editing Toby Miller.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ; (Synthesis paper)Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), 2012.Description: vi, 72 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HQ1236.5. A3
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“March 2012”.

“Funding for this research was provided by the UN Women Afghanistan Country Office”—title page.

“Includes bibliography”—(p. 69-71).

“Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit”—at head of title.

Contents: Glossary—Acronyms—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Methodology and study contexts—3. Candidates—4. Voters—5. Key findings and recommendations—Appendix—Bibliography—Request for feedback.

Summary: “The establishment of a democratic system under Afghanistan’s 2004 constitution has without doubt led to an unprecedented expansion of political participation for its women. In the years that have followed, millions of women have turned out to vote in successive rounds of presidential, legislative and provincial elections…”—(p. 1, executive summary).