Women and Nation-Building Book

Preface     iii
Figures     ix
Tables     xi
Summary     xiii
Acknowledgments     xv
Acronyms and Abbreviations     xvii
Introduction     1
Overview of Nation-Building     3
Women and Nation-Building     7
Women and Nation-Building: The Lessons of Afghanistan     10
The Security Dimension and Women     15
The Historical Context     17
The Impact of Security on Women     19
The Social and Economic Front     20
Insurgent Attacks     20
Crime     23
Domestic Violence     24
The Justice System     25
The Impact of Women on Security     27
Civil Affairs     28
Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration     29
Security Forces     30
Recommendations     33
Planning and Implementing Programs for Women's Health and Education: Building Indicators of Success     37
The Current Outlook for Women in Afghanistan     37
Making the Case for Improved Data Collection on Women in Postwar Reconstruction     40
Recent Improvements in Measuring Gains for Women and Girls in Education andHealth     43
Education Statistics     44
Developing a Measurement Plan for Health and Education in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Millenium Development Goals     47
Health Statistics     52
Collecting Data on Health and Education Indicators for Women and Children in Conflict     55
Governance and Women     59
Historical Context: Patterns of Reform in Afghanistan     61
Second-Track Governance: Three Lessons from Post-Conflict Afghanistan     66
Elections     66
The Constitution     68
Legal Rights     73
Recommendations     78
Economic Participation and Women     81
Introduction     81
Women and Afghanistan's Economy Before the War     82
Women and Afghanistan's Economy During the War and Under the Taliban     85
Women and Afghanistan's Economy Today     87
Assistance and Impact     94
A Case Study: The National Solidarity Program     107
Overview of the Program     107
Gender Mainstreaming     109
The Role of Women in the NSP     111
Women as NSP Implementers     111
Women as Participants     115
Women as Beneficiaries      124
Conclusion     126
Recommendations     129
Introduction     129
Have a Goal-Oriented Focus     129
Build Up Reliance on Civil Society     130
Improve Data Collection     133
Resolve Contradictions     135
Appendix
Education and Health Indicators for Women and Girls     139
Vital Governance Milestones for Afghan Women     145
National Solidarity Program Case-Study Survey     165
Bibliography     169