Years of Hardship Take a Toll on Families in Afghanistan

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what's more, kathryn, the majority currently resident in the US are now lower income: men, women and children.

sam of WA 11:50PM April 11, 2010

What fabulous examples of the gender inequality and presence of absolute poverty found in a low income nation! We in the West have very little idea what these women in countries such as Afghanistan face on a daily basis. The truth is MOST people in low inome countries live no better than the poor in the U.S.
Cultural traditions in many low income countries assure that women are kept out of any type of job, so there is no way a woman could support herself, short of prostitution, if she wanted to. Of the 1 billion people in the world living near absolute poverty, 70% are women!

Kathryn Halfacre of WA 7:50PM June 29, 2008

Articles that highlight and explain cultural differences and scenarios unknown to us are always helpful. Us westerners may often otherwise remain clueless. More, please.

Daniel David of NM 8:28PM June 27, 2008