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Women in Afghan Politics Women in Afghan Politics
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The Politics of Women's Presence in Parliament The Politics of Women's Presence in Parliament
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Representing “Women in General” Representing “Women in General”
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Women's Collective Agency and Influence Women's Collective Agency and Influence
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6 Women's Political Presence: A Path to Promoting Gender Interests?
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Published:March 2011
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Abstract
This chapter contextualizes the process, successes, and failures of affirmative action in the Afghan parliament since the Bonn Agreement established a reserved-seat system to guarantee Afghan women's participation. Central to the debate on affirmative action is the recent shift, in terms of political representation in general, from a “politics of ideas” to a “politics of presence.” General seats have become men's seats in public perceptions. Then, the chapter addresses the challenges concerning women's presence in parliament, and who they represent therein. It is clear that women's presence in Afghanistan's legislature has not resulted in the collective representation of women in general or the promotion of women's gender interests to date. The attitudes toward the legitimacy of their very presence in parliament, assumptions concerning who they represent therein, and the existence of cross-cutting identities and allegiances that fragment efforts to mobilize as a collective bloc are the factors which present key challenges.
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