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By Maliha Shirzay
License: RWI report
Today, many Uzbek women continue to teach in secret under extremely challenging conditions, particularly in remote provinces such as Faryab and Jawzjan. They face severe economic hardship, psychological stress, and social isolation, yet receive little to no support from NGOs or local authorities. Their unpaid educational work and quiet determination represent a powerful but largely overlooked form of resistance to gender apartheid.
”By ‘gender apartheid,’ I refer to the systematic segregation and exclusion of women and girls from public life, education, and decision-making — simply because of their gender.”
Key words: Afghanistan; gender apartheid; Uzbek women educators; teach in secret; resistance