Barbara Walters, of 20/20, did a
story on gender roles in Kabul,
Afghanistan, several years before
the Afghan conflict.
She noted that women customarily
walked five paces behind their husbands.
She recently returned to Kabul and
observed that women still walk behind
their husbands. Despite the
overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime,
the women now seem
happy to maintain the old custom.
Ms Walters approached one of the
Afghani women and asked, 'Why do you now
Seem happy with an old custom that you
once tried so desperately to change?'
The woman looked Ms.Walters
straight in the eyes, and without hesitation
Said, 'Land Mines.'
Moral of the story is (no matter
what language you speak or where you go):
BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A SMART WOMAN
