PrintPalwasha Hassan
Jennings Randolph Afghanistan Fellow
Contact
E-mail: phassan@usip.org
Countries: Afghanistan
Palwasha Hassan currently serves as Country Director for Rights & Democracy in Afghanistan. She has more than fifteen years of experience in women's development and empowerment projects and is the founding member of many existing networks and women and human rights groups in Afghanistan, including the Afghan Women's Network, the Women and Street Children Project, and Roazana. She has served as a representative of civil society groups in numerous constitutional and peacekeeping negotiations including the Constitutional Loya Jirga, the Peace Jirga on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the Afghanistan Reconstruction Forum in Tokyo.
Hassan holds a master's degree in Post-war Recovery Studies from York University, UK.
Publications:
- "Citizenship and Empowerment of Women in Afghanistan," in Scratching the Surface: Democracy, Traditions, Gender, ed. Jennifer Bennett, (Lahore, Pakistan: Heinrich Boll Foundation, 2007).
Events
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October 8, 2009
The political and socio-cultural position of women in Afghanistan is in transition, particularly in the urban areas of the country. Advances have been made to include women in peacebuilding efforts, as noted by the recently adopted Constitution that grants equal rights for men and women, and as more and more women engage in entrepreneurial activities. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Education, Rule of Law, Women
| Programs: Additional Fellowship Opportunities
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