The ‘sex war’ and other wars: towards a feminist approach to peace building
Overview
For more than a decade, resolutions from the UN and the European Commission have highlighted women’s suffering during wars, and the unfairness of their treatment upon the return to peace. Yet the injustices and the hypocrisy continue. Women are reified as the peacemakers while they are excluded from peace processes. Women’s suffering during war is held up as evidence of inhumanity by the same organisations that accept, if not promote, the marginalisation of women’s needs during peacetime. The author reviews the processes through which these phenomena are perpetuated and outlines some ways forward which could help to break these cycles.
This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.
Additional details
Author(s)
Editor(s)
DOI
10.1080/0961452032000073152How to cite this resource
Citation styles vary so we recommend you check what is appropriate for your context. You may choose to cite Oxfam resources as follows:
Author(s)/Editor(s). (Year of publication). Title and sub-title. Place of publication: name of publisher. DOI (where available). URL
Our FAQs page has some examples of this approach.
Oxfam in Gender Emergencies Standards 2022-25
Oxfam Gender in Emergencies Strategy 2022-25
