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Aid Workers Exchange
Guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 12:22 am: | |
Aid Workers Exchange - August 20, 2003
The Reintegration of Female Soldiers in Post Conflict Societies
By Elise Barth
Conflict - for centuries has been the arena of men. Now women can openly join the ranks of warriors. However, their roles during war and peace are still very different. During a war, women may perform tasks usually performed by men, in addition to supporting the war effort more directly. This article points out the special situation in which such women find themselves after war. [read full article] [version française] |
Quaker United Nations Office
Guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 06:21 pm: | |
The Quaker United Nations Office has recently completed a study on the demobilization and reintegration needs of adolescent girls who have participated in armed groups. Results are available on line at www.quno.org or in hard copy at:
QUNO
777 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017 USA |
Kate Macintyre
Guest
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 11:59 pm: | |
thanks this was a great help. |
Moira McCreesh
Guest
| | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 04:16 am: | |
Thank you Elise, for a very informative article. I have not yet worked in an area where the post-conflict re-integration of female fighters was an issue. Your article has really opened my eyes! |
maryam
Guest
| | Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 04:56 pm: | |
From ABRAR Organization for Care of War Disabled and Protection from Landmines which is based in Sudan to Elise Barth.This article is a great help to us, particulary we are about to conduct a project to help the ex-female soldiers in Sudan and to minimize the seriouse effects of female demobilization in our country.
THANK YOU |
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