Real change for Afghan women’s rights : opportunities and challenges in the upcoming parliamentary elections / Nina Sudhakar, Scott Worden.
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TextLanguage: Series: ; (United States Institute of Peace ; PeaceBrief ; 44)Publication details: Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2010.Description: 5 p. ; 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - Pamphlet JQ 1769 .A5 .S83 /2010/ + /PDF/(286KB)
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Caption title.
“August 11, 2010”.
“United States Institute of Peace”—at head of title.
Summary: “Free and fair elections in Afghanistan are a crucial element of the nation’s future stability women, as half the country’s population, are a largely untapped resource in ensuring lasting stability and progress”—cover page.
“The Wolesi Jirga parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in Afghanistan on September 18, 2010. The independent election commission’s recently announced list of candidates includes nearly 400 women, a 22 percent increase over the number of parliamentary candidates from five years ago. Such positive trends must be allowed to continue, requiring practical measures aimed at structural issues and cultural constraints left unresolved from prior elections”—cover page.