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?

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2015
Document Type:
Thematic Summary
Theme:
Governance and Conflict, Social Change
Authors:
Haider, H., Strachan, A.L.

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

Published 1 January 2015
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