Gender, conflict, and development / / by Tsjeard Bouta, Georg Frerks

• Autore: Bouta Tsjeard <1974->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xxviii, 192 pages ; ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 305.42/09172/4
• Soggetto topico: Women and war; Women and peace; Women in development; Women - Violence against
• Altri autori: FrerksGeorg <1954->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- Objectives and Focus -- Terminology and Concepts -- The Bank's Approach to Gender and Conflict -- Limitations -- The Links among Gender, Conflict, and Development -- 2. Gender and Warfare: Female Combatants and Soldiers' Wives -- Overview -- Women in Conflict -- Gender Roles in Armies -- Gender Relations in the Army -- Development Challenges: Providing Post-Conflict Assistance to Female Ex-Soldiers -- Policy Options -- 3. Gender-Based and Sexual Violence: A Multidimensional Approach -- Overview -- GBV and Conflict -- Gender-Specific Roles: Types of GBV -- Dynamics: A GBV Continuum -- Development Challenges: A Multidimensional Approach -- Policy Options -- 4. Gender and Formal Peace Processes -- Overview -- Gender Roles in the Peace Process -- Dynamics: Struggling for Participation -- Development Challenges: Gender-Sensitizing the Political Process -- Policy Options -- 5. Gender, Informal Peace Processes, and Rebuilding Civil Society -- Overview -- Gender Roles in Informal Peace Processes -- Dynamics: Readjusting the Work on Peace, Rehabilitation, and Development -- Development Challenges: The Need for Sustained External Support -- Policy Options -- 6. Gender-Sensitizing the Post-Conflict Legal Framework -- Overview -- Gender-Specific Laws, Adequate Judicial Recourse, and Equal Access to Legal Services -- Dynamics: Non-Statutory Law and the Legacy of Violence -- Development Challenges: Post-Conflict Legal Foundations and Engendering the Rule of Law -- Policy Options -- 7. Gender and Work: Creating Equal Labor Market Opportunities -- Overview -- Linking Gender and Work -- Gender-Specific Roles in Urban and Agricultural Work -- Dynamics: Changing Labor Market Prospects. ; Development Challenges: Capitalizing on Changing Labor Divisions and New Skills -- General Policy Options -- Rural Policy Options -- Informal Sector Policy Options -- Formal Sector Policy Options -- 8. Gender and Rehabilitating Social Services: A Focus on Education -- Overview -- Gender-Specific Roles and Needs -- Dynamics: Complex Interactions but Also Opportunities -- Development Challenges: Sustained, Gender-Sensitive Services -- Policy Options -- 9. Gender and Community-Driven Development -- Overview -- Gender Aspects of Social Capital and Cohesion -- Development Dynamics: Empowering Communities and Promoting Social Cohesion through CDD -- Development Challenges: Addressing Constraints on Women's Participation -- Policy Options -- 10. Policy Options -- Overview -- Relevance -- Capitalizing on Empowering Gender Role Changes -- Intra-Organizational Requirements -- Objectives, Timing, Target Groups, and Dilemmas -- 11. Further Analysis on Gender, Conflict, and Development -- Overview -- Specific Gender Roles -- Masculinity, Femininity, and Gender Relations -- Young Men at Risk -- Is There a Gender Dimension in Reintegrating Child Soldiers? -- Gender and Other Differential Factors -- Macroeconomic Policies and Institution Building in Post-Conflict Settings -- Linking Gender, Conflict, and Development Cooperation -- Social Capital, Cohesion, and Gender -- More Attention to Transformative Approaches -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- BOXES -- 2.1 Women Tamil Tigers Take on Combat Roles -- 2.2 Soldiers in Support Roles Are Excluded from Assistance -- 2.3 Women, Girls, and Boys Are Forcefully Recruited into Civil Wars -- 2.4 Gender Relations Break with Tradition in Nepal's Maoist Army -- 2.5 Female Soldiers Hide Their Identity -- 2.6 Abducted Women in Sierra Leone Flee from the Army. ; 2.7 Mozambique's AMODEG, a Veterans' Organization, Reaches Out to Women -- 2.8 Women Support Reintegration in Sierra Leone -- 3.1 Medica Zenica Project Aids Female GBV Survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 3.2 Anima Establishes a GBV Hotline -- 3.3 Different Methods Are Used to Raise GBV Awareness among Men -- 3.4 Is There Too Much Research and Not Enough Action? -- 3.5 IRC's Tanzania GBV Program Helps Burundian Female Refugees -- 3.6 Peace Operations in Cambodia Had Negative Social Impacts -- 4.1 Building Women's Alliances in Burundi, Liberia, and Northern Ireland -- 4.2 Women Participated in El Salvador's Peace Negotiations -- 4.3 Women's Post-Conflict Political Participation Increases over Time -- 4.4 A "Women Can Do It" Campaign Unfolds in Southeastern Europe -- 4.5 Burundi's Peace Process Incorporates Gender and Women's Issues -- 4.6 Cambodian Women's NGOs Train Successful Women Political Candidates -- 4.7 Women Played an Active Political Role in Post-Conflict East Timor -- 5.1 Women Rally to Promote Peace in Colombia -- 5.2 Women's Peace Activism Brought on Pivotal Changes in Sierra Leone -- 5.3 Women's Refugee NGOs Lose Power in Post-Conflict Guatemala -- 5.4 Rwandan Women Move from Informal to Formal Politics -- 6.1 Taking Constitutional Steps in Post-Conflict Afghanistan -- 6.2 Centers Provide Legal Advice to Women in Southeastern Europe -- 6.3 CEDAW Gender Balances Uganda's Constitution -- 6.4 Inclusive Legislation Is Drafted in Cambodia and Eritrea -- 7.1 Women Faced Discrimination in Land Transfer Program -- 7.2 Women's Access to Land Remains an Issue in Rwanda -- 7.3 Women's Post-Conflict Participation in Formal Employment Varies -- 7.4 Women Face a Post-Conflict Struggle for Land Access and Ownership -- 7.5 Women's Organizations Are Revived in Rwanda -- 7.6 Women Can Benefit from Microcredit Programs. ; 7.7 Vocational Training Programs for Women Are Found Lacking -- 7.8 Gender Analysis Identifies Measures to Increase Female Participation -- 8.1 Community Education Fills the Schooling Gap during Conflict -- 8.2 Home-Schooling Girls in Afghanistan Addresses Educational Needs -- 9.1 CDD in the West Bank and Gaza Embraces Women -- 9.2 Women Gain Equal Representation on Local Councils in Timor-Leste -- TABLE -- 10.1 Policy Options.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gender, conflict, and development
• ISBN: 1-280-08437-5; 9786610084371; 1-4175-5471-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812018303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.