Capitalizing on capacities of Afghan women : women’s role in Afghanistan’s reconstruction and development / by Sultan Barakat and Gareth Wardell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: ; (Infocus Programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction : working paper 4).Publication details: Geneva : International Labor Organization (ILO), 2001.Description: ix, 54 pages ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9221129217
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • Pamphlet HQ 1735.6 .B373 2001
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Contents:
Contents: Preface—Acknowledgements—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Afghanistan-setting the scene—3. An historical overview of Afghan women—4. Ethnicity and gender in the Afghan conflict—5. The social and economic impact on Afghan women of 23 years of war and its different phases—6. Afghan women as refugees and internally displaced persons—7. Vulnerability and coping strategies of Afghan women and their families—8. Anticipated status of Afghan women in the post-war phase—9. Listening to Afghan women’s voices—10. Constitutional and legal framework—11. Conclusions and recommendations for capitalizing on women’s capacities in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan—12. Practical proposals for ILO’s contribution to building the capacities of Afghan women.

Cover title.
“December 2001”.
“In focus programme on Crisis response and reconstruction”—at head of title.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Preface—Acknowledgements—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Afghanistan-setting the scene—3. An historical overview of Afghan women—4. Ethnicity and gender in the Afghan conflict—5. The social and economic impact on Afghan women of 23 years of war and its different phases—6. Afghan women as refugees and internally displaced persons—7. Vulnerability and coping strategies of Afghan women and their families—8. Anticipated status of Afghan women in the post-war phase—9. Listening to Afghan women’s voices—10. Constitutional and legal framework—11. Conclusions and recommendations for capitalizing on women’s capacities in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan—12. Practical proposals for ILO’s contribution to building the capacities of Afghan women.

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