Turkmenistan: Women Drawn into Drug Trade
Poverty and the ready availability of heroin have led many women to take up drug dealing.
Poverty and the ready availability of heroin have led many women to take up drug dealing.
For some, multiple marriage offers a simple solution to the gender imbalance caused by conflict. But others say introducing the practice is the last thing Chechens need.
During the 1991-97 civil war, thousands of women and children fled to Afghanistan to live as refugees. But despite their suffering, many women have now found professional success.
Memories of the past sustain refugees from the Karabakh war, still struggling after more than a decade to adapt to their harsh new life.
Growing poverty and the dominance of conservative values post independence take their toll on female education.
Women forced to give up studies or change subjects because of sexual harassment.
Women in rural areas have little hope of a sympathetic ear if their husband abuses them.
Women paying a heavy price for trying to become more active and assertive in Azerbaijani society.
More support is available for battered Turkmen women, but too many are resigned to their fate.
In remote Paktika province, women face enormous obstacles getting even basic medical treatment.