The Legal Rights of Women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women’s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments. From women’s involvement within the abolition movements, women of the early 1800s became aware of the male dominance in society. From there onward, women struggled for equality, and were largely rewarded.

Violence in many forms against the women is in practice even today in Afghanistan and other under-developed countries. Physical along with mental torture are on rise in places where illiteracy rate is high. At some places, women are regarded by man as a property, and so goes their undue forceful domination over them in unjust way.

The women’s movement is in part of a struggle for the recognition of equality of opportunity with men, and for equal rights irrespective of sex, even if special relations and conditions are willingly incurred under the form of partnership involved in marriage. The difficulties of obtaining this recognition are due to historical factors combined with the habits and customs, history has produced.

Through a combination of economic changes and the efforts of the feminist movement in recent decades, women in most societies now have access to careers beyond the traditional one of "home-maker". Despite these advances, modern women in Western society still face challenges in the workplace as well as with the topics of education, violence, health care, and motherhood to name a few.

In all the societies, with few exceptions, women are subjected with discrimination. The equal status for women in male dominated has never come to view. Women suffering from educational, societal, political discrimination are still many in numbers. Most of the jobs with better salary, position and career are specified for man class. It is still hard for a woman especially in a country like Afghanistan to come out of the home for putting her share in the overall progress of the country. Still, Ignorance ruling societies with the restrictions imposed over the women are parochial to see them contributing in the reconstruction process of their homeland.

Countless may be the women who may eagerly want to contribute their parts in different walks of life but on account of societal and religious parochialism, they find themselves bounded in this regard. The inborn faculties bestowed by God Almighty go all wasted in presence of chains, put to subdue women unfairly. Among the basic rights of women, there are access to health centers, educational institutions, political fronts, the right of decision-making, and societal equity.

At present, in developing countries women face hindrance to their participation in politics. These barriers are to be found in prevailing social and economic regimes, as well as in existing political structures. In the beginning of the 21st century, the rate of female representation stands at nearly 16 percent globally. Although this figure has increased in recent years, minimal progress means that the ideal of parity still remains distant.

Increasing the level of female representation and participation in decision-making bodies requires well-developed strategies and information on which measures have worked successfully in different countries with different political systems.

In this respect, Afghanistan with rather good number of female representatives, when compared with the past time, stands sound on the track to promote equality irrespective of gender. Among the radical rights of women, access to health care is another. It is very misfortune that numbers health facilities do not have a single woman in their staff. So, culture-dominated societies in the country are only in favor of the treatment by women doctors.

So, for a nation endeavoring to rebuild itself, to grow, to become more stable, and to restart the economy, every one of the girls represents a wasted potential for the country.

After the collapse of Taliban regime in 2001 by US-led international security forces Women expected big difference in their lives in Afghanistan but still it’s not satisfactory. Almost every day there are news about discrimination, torture and killing of women in different parts of the country.

Any how, only and only earnest measures taken by the government and the world community in this respect can mitigate their sufferings and distresses which are inflicted because of the gender.