First Name:
Kristin
Last Name:
Pollock
Major Department:
Global Studies/English
Thesis Director:
Sushmita Chatterjee
Date of Thesis:
Dec 2011
This thesis examines the situation and research of the role that the government plays in Afghan female education. It explores the impact culture and traditions have on the role of females in both rural and urban Afghanistan. Also, this thesis discusses western perceptions of problems in Afghanistan, and the realities of what a solution to the gender bias would entail.