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- Women’s employment: Women make up only 6–7% of household income earners.
- Economic loss: Excluding women from work and education costs Afghanistan an estimated US$1.4 billion annually, equivalent to 2% of national income.
- Economic contraction: Afghanistan’s economy has shrunk by approximately 20% since 2021.
- Household hardship: In 2024, 90% of Afghan households experienced at least one economic shock.
- Female-headed households: Around 68,000 households are headed by women, most of them widows.
- Livelihoods: Excluding women from the workforce has left many families dependent on a single income.
- The Cost to a Country: Excluding women comes at a cost the whole country pays.
