Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Project By: Julia Huynh and Joanna McElfish

Health Care

• Poor health care in Afghanistan effects women. One in Eight Afghani women die from pregnancy related complications.

• Afghani women are “invisible” and do not participate in public life

• 85% of women do not have education• 79% women are illiterate• Average Salary is 48 cents• Number of children born per woman = 7• 1 of every 62 woman die during child birth

Family

• Arranged marriage• Families live in the same homes with all

their kids• Son gets married and lives in a room in

their parents home• Highly protected.

Credits

• http://www.womenforwomen.org/global-initiatives-helping-women/help-women-afghanistan.php?gclid=CPOus7u3_J8CFQdY2godthIRjw