Gender, conflict, and development

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Title:

Author:

Bouta, Tsjeard, 1974-

ISBN:

9780821359686

Personal Author:

Bouta, Tsjeard, 1974-

Publication Information:

Washington, DC : World Bank, c2005.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 192 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Gender and warfare : female combatants and soldiers' wives -- 3. Gender-based and sexual violence : a multidimensional approach -- 4. Gender and formal peace processes -- 5. Gender, informal peace processes, and rebuilding civil society -- 6. Gender-sensitizing the post-conflict legal framework -- 7. Gender and work : creating equal labor market opportunities -- 8. Gender and rehabilitating social services : a focus on education -- 9. Gender and community-driven development -- 10. Policy options -- 11. Further analysis on gender, conflict, and development.

Abstract:

"Gender, Conflict, and Development provides a comprehensive analysis of gender and conflict and focuses on the policy relevance of the information for development institutions. It is the first book to link the World Bank's work on gender mainstreaming with its agenda on conflict and development." "A thoughtful assessment of the practical implications of various policy options, Gender, Conflict, and Development will be of value to all development agencies seeking to encourage positive change in the aftermath of violent conflict and to anyone interested in the relationship between gender and conflict."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Women and war.

Women and peace.

Women in development.

Women -- Violence against.

Added Author:

Bannon, Ian.

Frerks, Georg, 1954-

Added Corporate Author:

World Bank.

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'Gender, Conflict, and Development' was written as an effort to fill a gap between the Bank's work on gender mainstreaming and its agenda in conflict and development. The authors identify a link between gender and conflict issues and provide the most comprehensive review of external and internal sources on gender and conflict, with a particular focus on policy relevance for an institution such as the Bank.The book highlights the gender dimensions of conflict, organized around major relevant themes such as female combatants, sexual violence, formal and informal peace processes, the legal framework, work, the rehabilitation of social services and community-driven development. And for each theme it analyzes how conflict changes gender roles and the policy options that might be considered to build on positive aspects while minimizing adverse changes.The suggested policy options and approaches aim to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by violent conflict to encourage change and build more inclusive and gender balanced social, economic and political relations in post-conflict societies. The book concludes by identifying some of the remaining challenges and themes that require additional analysis and research.The book will be of interest to policymakers, scholars, researchers, graduate and upper-level undergraduate students of conflict studies/regional studies/gender studies.