This is the latest in a long line of recent stories demonstrating how threatened the Taliban and other ultra-conservative extremists are by the notion of women's empowerment.
That girls' education is a key to women's empowerment is one of the main lessons of people-centered development policies. Education is a human right of all girls and boys. But girls' education is also the surest way to raise a generation of women who can earn their own income, participate meaningfully in decision-making in their families, communities, and country and go on to become mothers who have a much higher chance of raising healthy, educated children.
That girls' education is a key to women's empowerment is one of the main lessons of people-centered development policies. Education is a human right of all girls and boys. But girls' education is also the surest way to raise a generation of women who can earn their own income, participate meaningfully in decision-making in their families, communities, and country and go on to become mothers who have a much higher chance of raising healthy, educated children.
Continue reading The Courage of Afghan Girls.
