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Women’s earnings and support for women’s education in Afghanistan

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Mohammad Haroon Asadi

Published: 01 Sept 2026

Even if Afghanistan's bans on women's education were lifted tomorrow, household attitudes would still shape access. New survey evidence shows women's earnings soften men's opposition and blunt the effect of insecurity on support for schooling.About the author/sMohammad Reza FarzaneganMohammad Reza Farzanegan is Professor of Economics of the Middle East within the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany).Mohammad Haroon AsadiMohammad Haroon Asadi is a recent PhD graduate in the Economics of the Middle East Research Group at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany).

Even if Afghanistan's bans on women's education were lifted tomorrow, household attitudes would still shape access. New survey evidence shows women's earnings soften men's opposition and blunt the effect of insecurity on support for schooling.About the author/s Mohammad Reza Farzanegan Mohammad Reza Farzanegan is Professor of Economics of the Middle East within the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany). Mohammad Haroon Asadi Mohammad Haroon Asadi is a recent PhD graduate in the Economics of the Middle East Research Group at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany).

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