Women's rights have made some strides in the past decade, but many gains have been hampered by entrenched societal attitudes.
So, although women were allocated 25% of seats in the country's parliament, many public institutions remain unwelcoming to women.
Women still struggle to make it into higher education, according to a Human Rights Watch report last year. Two-thirds of girls do not attend school. Insecurity, poverty, and displacement prevent many girls from attending school, Liesl Gerntholtz, women’s rights director at the international NGO, said.