Gender and Conflict: Topic Guide

What do we know about the role of gender inequality in producing or exacerbating the structural causes of violence and conflict?

Abstract

What do we know about the role of gender inequality in producing or exacerbating the structural causes of violence and conflict, and about the multi-layered effects of violence and conflict on gender relations? What do we know about how to support gender equality in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS)? This Topic Guide introduces the research evidence.

Citation

Strachan, A.L.; Haider, H. Gender and Conflict: Topic Guide. Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (2015) 26 pp.

Gender and Conflict: Topic Guide

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Published 1 January 2015