Watch: What explains the rise of women-owned businesses in Afghanistan?
This article examines the paradoxical growth of women-owned businesses in Afghanistan despite severe restrictions on female education and labor participation. It explores the structural and financial hurdles these entrepreneurs face under the current regime.
Why it matters
It highlights the resilience of female entrepreneurs in highly restrictive environments and provides insight into the shifting economic landscape of Afghanistan.
This analysis explores that apparent contradiction by examining the collapse in women’s education and labour-force participation, the rise of women-led enterprises, and the financial and structural challenges these businesses continue to face.
The article presents a factual exploration of a socio-economic phenomenon without overt political advocacy.
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