Women in the Crusades more male-dominated. However, mentions of female crusaders are more commonly found in Muslim accounts of the Crusades, but the truth of these stories are hard to prove as fact as the aggressiveness or unnaturalness of Christian women was often seen as a way for Muslims to demonstrate how ruthless and depraved their foes could be. During the later crusades, many women whose stories remain were from the Middle East region, including one of a Muslim woman who fought the crusaders. The story of women in the Crusades begins with Anna Comnena, the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She
Women in agriculture in Afghanistan they tell me, 'Go and send a man from your family because you are a woman.'" Women in agriculture in Afghanistan Women's roles in agriculture in Afghanistan have been shaped by the cultural and religious landscape of the country. Women comprise nearly half of the farming and agricultural workforce in Afghanistan. In recent years, women have been contributing to farm work and been earning money or barter goods for their contributions. Traditionally, men dominated farming in Afghanistan and while women were occasionally used to help work fields or tend livestock, they did not receive any monetary benefit from their work.