Development in conflict: the gender dimensión (Report of a workshop held in Thailand)

Author(s)
El Bushra, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
107pp
Date published
01 Jan 1993
Type
Conference, training & meeting documents
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Peacebuilding, Post-conflict, Working in conflict setting, Environment & climate, Gender
Countries
Cambodia, Somalia, Uganda, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Lebanon
Organisations
Oxfam
Link
http://www.popline.org/node/304844
An OXFAM Action for Gender Relations in south east Asia (AGRA East) workshop held in Thailand in February 1993 focused on the impact of armed conflict on women. Women's suffering in times of war, as well as their contributions to family and community survival, have been neglected topics. Present-day armed conflicts tend to arise in the context of the declining power of marginalized, impoverished states and to reflect factors such as environmental degradation, political inequality and repression, and the growing scarcity of subsistence resources.