Gender+Roles+in+Afghanistan

Gender roles in Afghanistan
 * http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/GenderRoles.html
 * http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Afghanistan.html#b
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_roles_in_Afghanistan
 * http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_aghanistan_gender_roles.htm

Men's Roles:
 * Men look after the sheep and goats
 * Work in the fields, plow, harvest
 * Men don't stay home during the day
 * Men must be brave, leaders, protecters, and are in charge of disipline
 * They support their parents when they get older
 * Males are highly involved in family economic welfare, politics and relationships with outsiders

Women's Roles: 
 * Women and children are viewed as property and belong to a male
 * Male afghans often view woman as disruptive to the social order
 * During war women take the role of the men
 * Women must be covered by a veil and with a male relative at all times when they leave the house
 * Woman don't have a say in making decisions
 * Must obey men
 * Women are still struggling to be able to work and get paid equally as the men
 * Considered untrustworthy
 * Women only work in fields when production is slow, and they are responsible for production of milk products
 * Women symbolize honor of family, community and nation and must be controlled as well as protected so they can maintain moral purity