Rights in Flux: The Rights of Afghan Women in Different Eras

Have the lives of Afghan women improved since the U.S. invasion of October of 2001? Historically, the George W. Bush Administration followed past foreign governments, Afghan political parties, and Afghan regimes who also promised to "liberate Afghan women" when making the case for war or violence. Using case study methodology and feminist theory, the research compares the status of Afghan women in three eras: before the Taliban (1973 to 1995), during the Taliban (1996 to October 2001), and since the U.S. invasion (October 2001 to December 2009). By applying gender and cultural essentialism, the research concludes that these theories offer historical explanations for the little change in status and the continued oppression of Afghan women.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Drevitch, Kelly Anne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pat Dunham, Moni McIntyre

• Afghan women
• Afghanistan
• essentialism
• feminist theory
• gender
• status

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/503

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1519