In hierarchies, top groups enjoy parts of life that they make sure are not available to people who they put lower on their hierarchies. They demand that lower groups make sacrifices that they themselves would never agree to do. In Afghanistan, men are dictating the lives of women in ways that men would never dictate for themselves.
Life is growing increasingly unbearable for academics in Afghanistan, almost a year into the Taliban’s rule. It has become particularly tough for female scholars and students.
For female scholars, life under the Taliban means that most must wear garments that cover their head and body, and are restricted from teaching men. And female students cannot attend classes with men and are restricted from being taught by them. “The Taliban is making the situation worse and worse for women,” says a female university student and medical researcher in Kabul, who requested anonymity.
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