resources

Research and analysis from around the world.

For more information on girls' education in Afghanistan and the importance of educating girls worldwide, follow the links below.

1. Human Rights Watch – “‘I Won't Be a Doctor, and One Day You'll Be Sick’: Girls' Access to Education in Afghanistan.”

A landmark survey of the pre-2021 education landscape in Afghanistan. Read the full report here.

2. Afghan Analysts Network — “The Ban on Older Girls’ Education” and “Women Across Afghanistan Navigate the Taliban’s Hijab Ruling.”

Two reports, from March 2022 and June 2022 respectively, delivering on-the-ground reporting from within Afghanistan as women and girls face new restrictions on their freedoms. Read the first report here, and read the second report here.

3. The World Bank – "Unrealized Potential: The High Cost of Gender Inequality in Earnings."

A 2018 study that measures the global economic costs of gender inequality. Read the full report here.

4. The Asia Foundation – "Survey of the Afghan People: Afghanistan in 2019."

This most recent edition of The Asia Foundation’s now-disrupted annual survey offers an unparalleled look at public opinion across Afghanistan; in 2019, more than 43% of respondents cited “lack of educational opportunities” as the chief problem facing Afghan women. Access a downloadable PDF of the full report here.