Re: Roots of contemporary sexism

The question of "hatred for women" in the Taliban regime points to a whole
new research agenda.  And once again, here it is woefully inadequate to
simply state that "capitalism creates..." and leave things at that.  For
those who are inclined to explain this phenomenon in terms of "capitalist
impact,"  I invite them to submit their explanation.  Lets see your
explanation.


Khurram Husain
Lahore,
Pakistan



At 05:22 PM 11/11/01 EST, Threehegemons@aol.com wrote:
>In the last few days we've seen a number of accounts as to why intense
gender 
>inequality exists in Afghanistan.  Among the reasons I recall:  decline in 
>traditional masculine occupations (an explanation that may have more 
>relevance in other parts of the world), men spending their lives in
religious 
>schools or armies, rebellion against the Soviet-backed government (an 
>explanation that may have relevance elsewhere as well, not only in formerly 
>Communist states, but also in the US, where the right to abortion is seen by 
>its foes as the epitome of the imperial nature of the federal government), 
>cultural structures that predate the modern world, colonialism, etc, and 
>perhaps, metaphorically, a parallel with earlier persecutions of women that 
>were connected to capitalist transformations.
>
>I'm not sure why a number of these factors, in combination, might not be at 
>work.
>
>Steven Sherman
>
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