Women And Nation-building - Cheryl Benard

This RAND-initiated study looks at the role of women and the various challenges they may expect to face during a post-conflict nation-building process, with empirical reference to the recent and ongoing experience of Afghanistan. Adopting a three-dimensional approach, it examines every significant aspect of gender equity, from the spheres of economic and political participation to the planning and implementation of gender-specific programmes in health and education. It also usefully documents the incremental steps by which these milestones have been achieved. This is an analytically rigorous and well-researched study, which, despite its dense academic style, deserves a broad readership and will appeal to those with a genuine regard for gender issues in post-conflict environments....Despite the difficult case of Afghanistan, the underlying thread of this study argues the need for gender policies from the very outset, permeating every aspect of society.
Journal of Peace Research

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