Women in government: the limits and challenges of a representative bureaucracy for Afghanistan (2001–2021)

IF 2.2 4区管理学 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Policy Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-29 DOI:10.1080/01442872.2022.2161499

Parwiz Mosamim, Jean-Patrick Villeneuve

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ABSTRACT This article analyses the limits and challenges of positive discrimination policies in the Afghan government (2001–2021). One of the primary objectives of the international community after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 was to bring Afghan women back into public service. The government adopted international and national policy frameworks in this direction, notably positive discrimination policies such as quotas. It set an objective of 30% female participation in civil service by 2020. To analyze these policies’ effectiveness and identify the challenges faced, we analyzed official documents setting the stage for a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews with female civil servants and women’s rights activists. The study shows that the Afghan government failed to meet its objective. This was due to both institutional and non-institutional factors. These factors included the pervasiveness of sexual violence, discrimination, and corruption, and the impact of a traditional and patriarchal culture. These findings contribute to a better understanding of past policies. The article has important lessons for the study of mechanisms to promote women in government more widely.

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政府中的女性:阿富汗代议制官僚的限制与挑战(2001-2021)

本文分析了阿富汗政府(2001-2021)积极歧视政策的局限性和挑战。2001年塔利班倒台后，国际社会的主要目标之一是让阿富汗妇女重返公共服务领域。政府在这方面采取了国际和国家政策框架，特别是配额等积极的歧视政策。它设定了到2020年女性公务员比例达到30%的目标。为了分析这些政策的有效性并确定面临的挑战，我们分析了官方文件，为对女公务员和女权活动家进行一系列深入的半结构化访谈奠定了基础。研究表明，阿富汗政府未能实现其目标。这既有体制因素，也有非体制因素。这些因素包括普遍存在的性暴力、歧视和腐败，以及传统和父权文化的影响。这些发现有助于更好地理解过去的政策。这篇文章对研究更广泛地促进妇女进入政府的机制具有重要的借鉴意义。

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