Afghan Women’s Perspectives on Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion
Briefing Note: Afghan Women’s Perspectives on Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion Date of dialogue: 25 June 2026Format: Hybrid convening in Washington, DC and online participationAudience: UN Member States, diplomatic missions, UN entities, donors, and Afghanistan...
The Economic Impact of “Gender Apartheid” in Afghanistan
This white paper analyzes how extreme gender inequality in Afghanistan—what many women’s rights leaders around the world are referring to as “gender apartheid”—affects the broader society economically. It considers factors such as Afghan women’s severe exclusion from...
Statement by Manizha Wafeq UN Security Council Briefing on Afghanistan 21 June 2024
Mr. President, Thank you!Excellencies,Thank you for this opportunity to address you on the women’s economic situation in Afghanistan. I am Manizha Wafeq, Co-founder of the Afghanistan Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Executive Director of Global/Afghanistan...The Women’s Business Ownership Act, What It Means Today
By Terry Neese In 1976, I was a successful new business owner who decided it was time to purchase an office for my growing company. At that time, an Oklahoma law required me to obtain a male relative’s signature to obtain a loan; I was completely unable to borrow...
