Did Communism Smash the Patriarchy?
ROCKING OUR PRIORS
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Women and the Fall of Soviet Central Asia
Once had experienced the economic benefits of engaging in work which was considered unsuitable for women, there was no turning back. Once female employment became widespread and economically advantageous, it garnered widespread acceptance. In afghanistan, after a hundred and 60 thousand local casualties, the taliban has appointed an all male binet,. fired female lecturers and only invited boys back to high school fearing crack downs. Cabulis have panic bought nicabs and removed images of women from their store fronts. Rumours of impropriety jeopardize family honor, triggering violent reprisals. So inequalities certainly persist in post soviet central asia. But what is the counter fatual?
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