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Women, Peace, and Security: Africa

This research guide provides information and resources such as journal articles, book titles, websites, and government reports/papers on the subject of Women, Peace, and Security

Books

Nuclear Proliferation in South Africa by Lucky E. Asuelime; Raquel A. Adekoye
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 3319333739
Publication Date: 2016-06-06
Somalia - the Untold Story: the War Through the Eyes of Somali Women by Judith Gardner (Editor); Judy El Bushra (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 0745322085
Publication Date: 2004-03-20

Brief Analysis

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: South Sudan
USAID
South Sudan
Women for Women, International
Women’s Role in Liberia’s Reconstruction
United States Institute of Peace

Naval War College WPS Symposium 2023 Presentations

Elective Panel 3B: Post-Conflict Transitions

Evening Lecture, featuring Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (dvids), 2017

Journal Articles

The Masculine logic of DDR and SSR in the Rwanda Defence Force
Sage Journals, 2019, DDR: Disarmament demobilization and Reintegration, SSR: Security Sector Reform
Strategic Choices: How Conservative Women ActivistsRemained Active throughout Tunisia’sDemocratic Transition
Sociological Forum, 2022
What factors explain women's empowerment? Decision-making among small-scale farmers in Uganda
Women's Studies International Forum 2018

Online Articles

"I Had Nowhere to Go" Violence Against Women and Girls During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Keyna
Human Rights Watch 2021
The Art of the Pivot: Africa Women as Critical Problem Solvers in the 21st Centry
Brookings, Foresight Africa 2022
The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, Tanzania, and Ugand
UN Women, UNDP, UNEP, and the World Bank Group 2015
Counter-Insurgency Operations of the African Union and Mitigation of Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 2018
Defending Children's Rights: The Legislative Priorities of Rwandan Women Parliamentarians
The Initiative for Inclusive Security, 2008
Demonstrating Legislative Leadership
The introduction of Rwanda's Gender-based Violence Bill, The initiative for Inclusive Security, 2008
Demonstrating Legislative Leadership: The introduction of Rwanda's Gender -Based Violence Bill
The Initiative for Inclusive Security 2008
Development of a screening tool to Identify Female Survivors of Gender Based Violence in a Humanitarian Setting: Qualitative Evidence from Reserch among Refugees in Ethiopia
Conflict and Health, 2013
Gender-Transformative Approaches and Promising Practices in Health, Nutrition and HIV Programming in Africa
UNICEF 2022
Gender Analysis Key Findings: Women's Exploitation & Gender-based Violence Across Ethiopia's Tigray Crisis
International Rescue Committee, 2021
Gender and access to justice in Uganda's refugee settlements: The experiences of South Sudanese refugees
Refugee Law Project Working Paper 27
Gender and Armed Violence Reduction in West Africa
Lesson learned from weapons and ammunition initiatives, Maginternational 2022
Gender Financing in Kenya: Mapping funding to improve gender equality
2021
Health Consequences of Child Marriage in Africa
National Library of Medicine, 2006
If You Come Back We Will Kill You" Sexual Violence and other Abuses against Congolese Migrants during Expulsions from Angola
Human Rights Watch 2012
Impact of COVID-19 on Women Workers in the Urban Informal Economy in Uganda and Kenya
International Center for Research on Women 2022
Impact of COVID-19 on Women Workers in the Urban Informal Economy in Uganda and Kenya
International Center for Research on Women
Islamic Micro Finance Services in Ethiopia: Performances and Implications for Financial Inclusion and Poverty Alleviation
International Journal of Commerce and Finance, 2020
A Learning Paper on Gender Responsive Cash and Livelihood Programming in South Sudan
Human Rights and Economic Participation: Islamic Relief South Sudan, 2022
Liberia Women: Peace must Prevail
The Carter Center, 2017
Mozambique’s Performance on the Women, Peace, and Security Index, Compared to 44 Other Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region, 2021
Georgetown 2021
Negotiating the Transition to Democracy and Reforming the Security Sector: The Vital Contributions of South African Women
The Success of Women's Participation in Resolving Conflicts in Liberia
Journal of Governance, 2020
Sustaining Women's Gains in Rwanda: The Influence of Indigenous Cultre and Post-Genocide Politics
The Institute for Inclusive Security, 2009
Violence Targeting Women in Politics: 10 Countries to Watch in 2022
GIWPS 2022
When Women Stand Together As One: The Power of Women's Grassroots Peace Movements
Journal of International Affairs, 2019
Women Entrepreneurs Need More Than Capital What Do Women's Businesses Really Need to Grow and Thrive?
International Center for Research on Women, ICRW 2019
Women in Africa's maritime space
Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2020
Women’s Political Participation and Influence in Post-Conflict Burundi and Nepal
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) 2010
Women’s Role in Liberia’s Reconstruction
United States Institute of Peace, 2007

Case Studies

Liberia Case Study
Council on Foreign Relations

Reports/ Documents

Gender, Mental Health and Reconciliation in The Central African Republic: Implications for Policy and Practice
Conciliation Resources, 2023
Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Management
UNICEF, Eastern and Southern Africa, 2021
Women Count: Liberia
UN Women
Women Count: South Sudan
UN Women