Small businesses a lifeline for Afghan women facing Taliban restrictions
Although the Taliban said that they have no problem with women working in the private sector, they have imposed restrictions ...
The Economist6h
Can women-only factories help more Indian women into work?
W HEN KAVIPRIYA, a 22-year-old from a village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, decided to take a factory job, her ...
The Daily Beast1mon
Robina Azizi Fled the Taliban. Now She’s Saving Girls’ Education in Afghanistan
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan ... now the education ban imposed on girls and women forces her to stay at home. Robina Azizi founded Girls on the Path of Change (GPC) in April ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs13d
Taliban leader doubles down on treatment of women in annual address
The Taliban has suspended girls' education past the sixth grade and banned women from public spaces such as parks, gyms, and bathhouses. TALIBAN LEADER Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada is seen in an ...
The Independent6d
US says Taliban will not be recognised until it allows women’s participation in society
The Taliban will not be recognised as the legitimate government of Afghanistan until it allows the full participation of girls and women in the wartorn country’s society, the US State Department ...
Lowy Institute6d
Afghan women: The silent victims of Taliban brutality
The Taliban’s Supreme Leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has vowed to start stoning women to death in public. On 23 March, in a voice message aired on a Taliban-controlled broadcast service, he ...
The Washington Post15d
Tradwives, stay-at-home girlfriends and the dream of feminine leisure
It wasn’t fair when women had no choice to stay home. It’s not fair if women are working but are still doing the work of maintaining a home. It’s not fair if both men and women are trying to ...
Reuters8d
Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship but struggle to access capital
KABUL, April 17 (Reuters) - Female-led businesses now represent an economic lifeline for Afghan women living under Taliban restrictions, but face a series of problems accessing capital and markets ...
scmp.com7d
Afghan women become YouTubers to bypass Taliban work bans: ‘had to do something to generate income’
How can you halt the empowered generation?” she asked from her new home in London. However, many women, including Hayat, fear the Taliban could shut down YouTube channels that do not have a ...
Voice of America15d
Taliban leader stands firm on his Islamic governance in Afghanistan
“Stay vigilant and ... goal is to see us fail.” The Taliban leader has suspended girls' education in Afghanistan beyond the sixth grade and prohibited many women from public and private ...
Yahoo Finance12d
For women who stay single, the pressure is higher to save more for retirement
In 2022, there were 43.5 million single adult women in the US, up from 37 million a decade earlier, according to the most recent figures from the US Census Bureau. That’s the highest level ever ...
US says Taliban will not be recognised till it allows women’s participation in society
The Taliban will not be recognised as the legitimate government of Afghanistan till it allows the participation of girls and ...