Topic: Encouraging Political Participation by Women
Country: Afghanistan
Delegate Name: Donald Wayne Crossley Jr
School: Forest Hills Eastern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Afghanistan position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Women’s political involvement has been a growing topic throughout the United Nations for some time now, but has never been formally addressed. Modern society is changing and most nations are changing with it. The political involvement of women is at an all time high in most democratic countries. Afghanistan has to disagree with these democratic parties as we have always looked down upon the political involvement of women. This does not mean we are not open to compromises. Afghanistan has had women in its government before. In 2004, Afghanistan had a woman presidential candidate by the name of Masooda Jalal. We are open to some variety of compromisation, but Afghanistan has to make it clear that we do not stand for women's participation in government. The political involvement of women is increasing exponentially. Some countries choose to remain behind, prohibiting the political involvement of women in their nation. The most recent presidential election in the United States had a women as the leader of the Democratic party. Afghanistan has to put down these unnecessary and inappropriate movements in the world. This new era of inserting women into international matters is ridiculous. For centuries, women have been the housekeepers and the child-raisers and men were the laborers. This system has worked since the beginning of time, so why stray from it now? Afghanistan’s government has been lenient when it comes to women’s political involvement. The executive branch does not reserve spots for women, but there have been a few female ministers and election candidates. Some sections of our government, such as the High Council of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, have not had women inducted into them. Afghanistan’s government is open to women involvement, but it is looked down upon in the social standard. Afghanistan will not fight for political involvement of women. Afghanistan is more than willing to compromise. Feminine political involvement is not a drastic or life-depending topic right now. A recommendation would be to leave the legality of women’s participation in politics up to the sole country’s decision. Some nations’ cultures has just not reached the capability of accepting women into politics yet, and the members of the United Nations should respect that. Afghanistan would be happy to cooperate in the writing of a resolution that supports the idea of leaving this topic up to the country’s decision.
