Afghan Women’s Economic Participation Report
Afghan Women’s Economic Participation Report
2013
The findings in this report fill a knowledge gap about women’s eco- nomic participation in Afghanistan. The results of this survey can provide baseline data for better understanding the important contribution of women to the Afghan economy. This data should be considered as a starting point for more effectively leveraging their economic contributions in the future.
The data presented here is based on three surveys undertaken with 298 women business owners, 524 women employees and 602 key informants from a cross section of institutions and businesses throughout the whole of Afghanistan. In total, 1,424 respondents were surveyed for this study. The greatest level of uptake for the survey was in densely populated urban centers. The research and surveys for this report were conducted between November 2012 and April 2013.