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THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN BATTLE FOR HEALTH AND EDUCATION

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Afghan women, ride a taxi in Herat. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortage of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care and jobs.
KABUL - Women occupy a low position in Afghan society because of a lack of opportunity, she said. And one of the main problems is education.
"Education is very important in our lives," Waizi continued, adding that Afghan men also want women to enhance their education. In 2008, Unicef statistics estimated the female adult literacy rate (as a percentage of male) in Afghanistan to be 29 per cent. The literacy rate of 15-24 year-old men (2003-2007) was 49 per cent, compared to just 18 per cent for Afghan women of the same age.
  • "People need the support of their Government. If people are not supported by their government, how can we improve their education?" Waizi asked.
  • "A lot of women die in childbirth," Waizi said, "especially in the provinces."
  • Women are sometimes refused access to doctors in Afghanistan because of cultural sensitivities where the doctor is a man. It is seen as shameful for a woman to be "seen" by a male doctor, particularly with medical matters relating to gynaecology, such as childbirth.
  • A 2010 Study of Gender Equity through the National Solidarity Programme's Community Development Councils, implemented by Dacaar, highlighted this problem.
  • A woman from the Parwan province, interviewed for the study, explains in her own words: "In the beginning our husbands put a lot of restrictions on us but now they cooperate with us and advise me. When I was pregnant for the first time I almost died, but my father-in-law didn't let me go to the doctor and said, ‘It is not necessary that we give the doctor an opportunity to enjoy himself just to keep you alive.'"
According to Unicef statistics (2003-2008), 14 per cent of women had a skilled attendant at their child's delivery, while 13 per cent of women had an institutional delivery.
Source: AP
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