Cultural Development: A way to reduce violence against women in Afghanistan

Abstract

A large part of the factors behind the spread of violence against women in Afghanistan is cultural. Because culture is a guiding norm that affects various parts of human individual and social life. The question is what is the role of Cultural development in reducing violence against women? The answer to this question seems important. The present article, conducted using an analytical-descriptive method and library resources, has attempted to answer the above question of reducing violence against women. The research findings show that cultural development leads to society's intellectual growth and enhances individuals' capacity, especially women, in risky situations. Efforts to develop a culture related to women, such as educating women exposed to violence, establishing a center for statistics/statistics of victims of violence, creating a safe space for affected and injured individuals, cooperation between health and security institutions in reporting crimes and recording violent incidents, compensating women victims of violence, and providing counseling services to victims of violence, increase women's self-confidence and improve their ability to provide appropriate responses to criminal phenomena. As a result, cultural growth, and growth-oriented prevention of violence against women are realized, and women are freed from being targets of crime.