Interviewees by Subject Country | Gender Apartheid Archive

Afghanistan has experienced some of the most severe forms of gender-based restriction anywhere in the world. Since 2021, women and girls have faced systematic exclusion from education, work, political participation, public life, and even basic freedoms of movement. These measures are not isolated policies but form a comprehensive system of control that many Afghans, international experts, and human-rights organisations identify as a form of gender apartheid.

Afghan women and girls continue to resist through underground schooling, digital organising, art, civil activism, and community networks that operate despite the risks. Families, educators, and community leaders—both inside the country and across the Afghan diaspora—carry the memories, losses, and acts of quiet defiance that shape the lived experience of this era.

The testimonies from Afghanistan in this archive document the impact of these restrictions on everyday life: disrupted education, forced displacement, economic pressure, separation of families, restrictions on clothing and movement, and the emotional strain of living under a system that polices identity and possibility. They also reflect resilience, creativity, and the determination to preserve dignity and hope under extreme circumstances.

Interviewees about Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

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