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  1. 3 days ago · The UN and its member states should prioritise women’s leadership in all peace processes, ensuring that women are actively involved in negotiations and decision-making. This is not just about achieving gender equality, it is about creating sustainable peace and more inclusive outcomes in conflict-ridden regions.

  2. Ms Zhang’s next stop at age 19 – through the Davis UWC Scholars Programme – was Wellesley College, a top liberal arts women’s college in Massachusetts, where she studied economics and ...

  3. 2 days ago · The catch-all term “gender equality” masks important discrepancies in women’s status that correlate with more or less violent societies, PACS associate director Sabrina Karim demonstrates in her September 2024 book, Positioning Women in Conflict Studies: How Women’s Status Affects Political Violence.

  4. 1 day ago · The resolution called for action around four pillars: participation of women at all levels of decision making related to peace and security; protection of women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence; prevention of violence against women; and application of a gender lens to international crisis relief and recovery.

  5. 1 day ago · Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip has been the deadliest year of conflict for women and children anywhere in the world over the past two decades, according to an analysis released Tuesday as Israeli forces continued to bombard the Palestinian enclave and launched a ground invasion of Lebanon.

  6. 2 days ago · The women's liberation movement (WLM) was a political and intellectual alignment of women and feminists in the 1960s and 1970s, aiming for equality and human rights for women. The WLM emerged from the social and political context of decolonization, civil rights, and Cold War, and influenced various aspects of society and culture.

  7. In the 21st century, many countries have started admitting women into the military in combat roles as fighter pilots and frontline soldiers in grudging recognition of their capabilities and courage. Before that, women in modern wartime played supporting roles as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers ...