A few months ago, I chanced upon a well-produced multimedia slideshow of Paula Lerner's arresting images of Aghani women in Kabul.
Paula spent much of her 21-year career as a photojournalist documenting stories for national and international magazines, and in both her professional assignments and personal work, women's issues have been a recurring theme. Knowing that Afghanistan's women face some of the harshest circumstances of women anywhere in the world, she volunteered to work for Business Council for Peace, a nonprofit organization that assists women in post-conflict countries.
Here's her work through the Washington Post:
The Women of Kabul
Image Copyright Paula Lerner/Courtesy The Washington Post