Women as a Force for Peace

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12 novembre 2011

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genreguerre, « Women as a Force for Peace », Genre et Guerre, ID : 10670/1.j1gkv3


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Women and girls are uniquely and disproportionately affected by armed conflict. In modern warfare, an estimated 90% of the casualties are civilians, and 75% of these are women and children. Women are 80% of all refugees and displaced persons. Rape and sexual violence targeting women and girls are routinely used not only to terrorize women, but as strategic tools of war and instruments of genocide. Importantly, women and girls are not only victims of war; they are also powerful peace-bui...

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