Title Page
ABSTRACT
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Contents
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 13
Background 14
Objective 16
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW 18
The Concept of Rural Development 18
Role of Women in Rural Development 21
Women in Development 22
Agricultural Production 23
Women Education 25
Political Participation 26
Problem and Challenges for Women 28
Women status 28
Access to Justice: 29
Access to Education 29
Child and Forced Marriage 30
Violence Against Women 31
Political Participation 32
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD 34
Target Area 35
Data Collection 36
Data Analysis 38
CHAPTER IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 39
General Findings 39
Discussion 51
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION 60
Summary 60
Recommendation 63
Bibliography 66
APPENDIX 1. QUESTIONNAIRE 72
한글초록 76
Table 1. Research variable and dimensions. 34
Table 2. Age group 40
Table 3. Education level of participants 41
Table 4. Job Education 41
Table 5. Women leadership 42
Table 6. Equal education opportunity for boys and girls 42
Table 7. Women study away of home: 43
Table 8. Concept of women working in office 43
Table 9. Sharing household task with men 45
Table 10. Importance of policewoman and judge woman in every district 46
Table 11. Priority of household task for women 46
Table 12. Women work outside home 49
Table 13. Traditionally support of women by men 50
Figure 1. Rural Development Conceptual Models 20
Figure 2. Map of Kabul and Bamyan Provinces. 35
Figure 3. Data collection Procedure. 37
Figure 4. Responders Demography (Gender) 39
Figure 5. Share planning budget with wives 44
Figure 6. Women should be free for marriage 45
Figure 7. Child marriage 45
Figure 8. Women freedom as men 47
Figure 9. Given priority to sons than... 47
Figure 10. Some suitable businesses for... 48
Figure 11. Community leadership in hands... 48
Figure 12. Preference men than women in many jobs 49
Figure 13. Women Political success 51
Figure 14. Women independent by political support 51