30 Jun The Status of Women and Girls in Afghanistan: An Approach to a Major Gender Crisis and its International Challenges.

Norah Kalousis

School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs, IE University, Madrid, Spain.

Dual Degree in Law and International Relations.

E-mail: nkalousis.ieu2022@student.ie.edu.

Abstract

With the Taliban back in power, the UN’s SDG 5 goal is more than threatened. With women excluded from society and banned from secondary school, women empowerment and gender equality cannot be achieved. The SDG 5 target is set for 2030, but with the lack of cooperation from the T aliban and the failure of the international community to reduce these inequalities, new strategies must be adopted to try to get as close as possible to the goal. The country’s economic crisis is exacerbating gender apartheid, with millions of women being unemployed and barred from working. These economic difficulties and the humanitarian crisis make the task of non-profit organizations difficult because of the extremely rigid political regime and the harsh interpretation of Sharia law. However, many local movements and international organizations are mobilizing to defend women’s rights and try to reduce disparities to achieve the goal of gender equality by 2030.

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Keywords: Afghanistan, Women, Rights, Taliban, SDG 5, Gender Equality, Education, International Policy.