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Women in Nonviolent Movements

Marie A. Principe

Buch

englisch

Principe, Marie A. (Verfasser/-in) DNB

Special Report / United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

399

USIP

Washington, DC

2017

978-1-60127-636-0

israel
argentina
egypt
poland
gender

A new report on the advantages for the full engagement of women and their networks in nonviolent movements. Greater female inclusion leads to more sustainable peace, it finds.

Summary

Nonviolent movements are nearly twice as successful as violent ones in achieving their objectives.
Mass participation is part of what makes nonviolent movements so successful, particularly—and importantly—when women are included.
Women have historically been denied full access to political spaces usually reserved for, or dominated by, men.
All over the world, women have persisted in the face of inequalities to assume roles as strategists, organizers, and active participants in various nonviolent campaigns and movements.
Argentina, Chile, Egypt, Liberia, the Palestinian territories, Poland, Syria, and the United States offer pertinent examples of women capitalizing on these inequalities to change the trajectory of nonviolent movements.
Research shows that sustainable peace is more likely if women are meaningfully involved, but more quantitative data on the roles women play in nonviolent campaigns is needed.
Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners all have a role to play in advancing the understanding of and support for women’s meaningful participation in nonviolent movements.

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