A Pay Cut for Afghan Women Working in the Public Sector: “What can you do with 5,000 afghanis?”
Jelena Bjelica
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Roxanna Shapour
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The order by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Hibatullah Akhundzada, to cut the salaries of women on the public payroll to just 5,000 afghanis (70 US dollars) a month was a bombshell. The Amir’s order was short and ambiguously worded, driving anxiety and speculation: did it apply to all women working […]
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