Women and nation building / / Cheryl Benard ... [et al.].
This study examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and the ways in which events in these contexts may affect women differently than they affect men. It analyzes the roles of women in the nation-building process and considers outcomes that might occur if current practices were...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Overview of Nation-Building; Women and Nation-Building; Women and Nation-Building: The Lessons of Afghanistan; Chapter Two - The Security Dimension and Women; The Historical Context; The Impact of Security on Women; The Impact of Women on Security; Recommendations; Chapter Three - Planning and Implementing Programs for Women's Health and Education: Building Indicators of Success; The Current Outlook for Women in Afghanistan
- Making the Case for Improved Data Collection on Women in Postwar ReconstructionRecent Improvements in Measuring Gains for Women and Girls in Education and Health; Education Statistics; Developing a Measurement Plan for Health and Education in Post-Conflict Reconstruction:The Millenium Development Goals; Health Statistics; Collecting Data on Health and Education Indicators for Women and Children in Conflict; Chapter Four - Governance and Women; Historical Context: Patterns of Reform in Afghanistan; Second-Track Governance: Three Lessons from Post-Conflict Afghanistan; Recommendations
- Chapter Five - Economic Participation and WomenIntroduction; Women and Afghanistan's Economy Before the War; Women and Afghanistan's Economy During the War and Under the Taliban; Women and Afghanistan's Economy Today; Assistance and Impact; Chapter Six - A Case Study: The National Solidarity Program; Overview of the Program; Gender Mainstreaming; The Role of Women in the NSP; Conclusion; Chapter Seven - Recommendations; Introduction; Recommendation 1: Have a Goal-Oriented Focus; Recommendation 2: Build Up Reliance on Civil Society; Recommendation 3: Improve Data Collection
- Recommendation 4: Resolve ContradictionsAppendix A - Education and Health Indicators for Womenand Girls; Appendix B - Vital Governance Milestones for Afghan Women; Appendix C - National Solidarity Program Case-Study Survey; Bibliography