The Intersection of the Public and Private for Pashtun Women in Politics

Mary H Schwoebel

doi:10.1057/9781137390578

The Intersection of the Public and Private for Pashtun Women in Politics

Mary H Schwoebel

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies

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Abstract

The genesis of this chapter was a series of cross-border dialogues that I designed and oversaw, between 2010 and 2011, in the Pashtun regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan for the US Institute of Peace. The dialogue participants reflected the different sectors of Pashtun society in these regions — traditional leaders (khans [feudal landlords] and maliks [chiefs]), religious leaders (there were different types, including mullahs, muftis, maulvis, maulanas and qazis), civil society leaders (NGOs, media, academics), local government officials and business people. The relatively small percentage of women who participated were mostly civil society leaders, and primarily NGO leaders, as these were the sectors providing the most space for women. It must be noted that government is also increasingly, if slowly, providing space for women in both countries.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia
Editors	Margaret Alston
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	12
Pages	193-208
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-137-39057-8
ISBN (Print)	978-1-137-39056-1, 978-1-349-48266-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137390578
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

Publication series

Name	Gender, Development and Social Change
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2730-7328
ISSN (Electronic)	2730-7336

Keywords

Gender Equality
Pakistani Woman
Public Life
Religious Leader
Sexual Harassment

Disciplines

Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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