Even though it gives individual girls temporary freedom, the popularity of ‘bacha posh’ affects the entire country of Afghanistan more negatively than positively, and doesn’t promote growth. Here in Canada we tell people to be themselves but in Afghanistan if you’re a girl who wants rights you have to literally be a different gender, how is that right? Bacha Posh negatively affect many girls mentally as well as reinforce the stigma that men deserve more opportunities, lastly bacha posh have long term effect on the government and the country in general. Hiding from the problem at hand by switching genders won't solve the problem, it will only delay it.
Even though it gives them temporary freedom, being a bacha posh doesn’t fix girls problems …show more content…
They have to marry and relearn how to be a woman and obey their new husbands. These girls don't get to go to work or do anything outside of the house without a male escort. This means that most of the bacha posh eventually will have to permanently give up all of their freedom to go back into being a person with no rights and no future. Women won't get to work and support themselves or their children financially, they will become entirely dependant on their husbands. This also means that without explicit permission from their husbands women won't be involved in the government and as a result, won't be properly and fairly represented in the decisions made. This will prevent actions from being made to benefit them and all the other women in Afghanistan. Currently only 5 out of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan have a female judge ("Women Political"). As well, overall 28% of Afghanistan's legislature are women, that means that just under ¾ of the legislature is male ("Women Political"). If women aren't properly represented in the government then they won't be able to advocate for themselves. Things will not improve in afghanistan in general but especially not for women. Even if there are bacha posh in the government they probably won't advocate for women's rights in fear of outing themselves. Instead of turning girls into boys so that they can have right we should be fighting for girls to have rights the way they are because sooner or later bacha posh are going to have to transform back into their female state. It would be easier for them to be themselves if they knew they had freedom either
Even though it gives them temporary freedom, being a bacha posh doesn’t fix girls problems …show more content…
They have to marry and relearn how to be a woman and obey their new husbands. These girls don't get to go to work or do anything outside of the house without a male escort. This means that most of the bacha posh eventually will have to permanently give up all of their freedom to go back into being a person with no rights and no future. Women won't get to work and support themselves or their children financially, they will become entirely dependant on their husbands. This also means that without explicit permission from their husbands women won't be involved in the government and as a result, won't be properly and fairly represented in the decisions made. This will prevent actions from being made to benefit them and all the other women in Afghanistan. Currently only 5 out of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan have a female judge ("Women Political"). As well, overall 28% of Afghanistan's legislature are women, that means that just under ¾ of the legislature is male ("Women Political"). If women aren't properly represented in the government then they won't be able to advocate for themselves. Things will not improve in afghanistan in general but especially not for women. Even if there are bacha posh in the government they probably won't advocate for women's rights in fear of outing themselves. Instead of turning girls into boys so that they can have right we should be fighting for girls to have rights the way they are because sooner or later bacha posh are going to have to transform back into their female state. It would be easier for them to be themselves if they knew they had freedom either