Women and Nation-Building

• Main Author: Benard, Cheryl (auth)
• Other Authors: Jones, Seth G. (auth), Oliker, Olga (auth), Thurston, Cathryn Quantic (auth), Stearns Lawson, Brooke (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Comparative politics; International relations; Warfare & defence; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Using a case study of Afghanistan, this study examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and the ways they may affect women differently than they affect men. It analyzes the role of women in the nation-building process and considers outcomes that might occur if current practices...