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A l'echelle mondiale, les femmes ont acquis une grande importance dans la politique electorale, en accedant a des postes de haut niveau dans divers domaines professionnels et en remportant de [...]

The Taliban, backed by Pakistan, emerged in Afghanistan in 1994, announcing their establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Initially appearing as the saviour of Afghanistan, they disappointed Afghans by introducing an unprecedented version and understanding of Islam. They restricted women's movement in the public, banning their education and work outside the home. Charged with harbouring Al Qaeda's leader, the Taliban regime was overthrown by the US in October 2001; they rose again and began their insurgent attacks against the foreign forces and the government after 2003. Their position towards women's education and work outside of the home has been fraught with ups and downs since then. Initially, in 2006, the Taliban instructed their fighters to attack any government-run schools, particularly girls' schools; Around 2010-2012, their position softened, allowing girls to attend schools and women to work as teachers and doctors. However, this purported modification was accompanied by hard-to-meet precepts that have continued to deprive women of education and work outside the home. Many studies postulate that the Taliban's position has altered regarding women's education and work outside the home, however, Taliban fighters' behaviour on the battleground and their leadership's actions in the peace talks say otherwise. The change in the Taliban's policy appears nominal, deceptive, and tactical, only there to attract the attention of national and international media and foster popular support for a return to power. Using secondary data, this article explores the Taliban's position regarding women's rights to education and employment, to determine if, how, why, and to what extent the Taliban's position has changed in this regard and examine the prospect of women's rights in Afghanistan if the current peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government bear results. Based on the findings, some recommendations are suggested to ensure women's voices are heard and that the probable peace-agreement is gender-responsive. Keywords: Taliban, Women's Right to Education, Women's right to Work, Taliban's position, Peace-talks, Peace negotiations, Women's participation in the peace process, Introduction and Context This article (2) explores the Taliban's (3) policy and practices regarding women's right to education and work. By studying the past and current policies of the Taliban, [...]

The Good Friday Agreement negotiations gave a unique opportunity for the insertion of women's rights and equal formal representation in the new post-conflict Northern Ireland. Notwithstanding the robust and unambiguous commitments in the text of the agreement, the primary architects of the peace process, however, situated gender and women's position as peripheral to the main priorities of 'guns and government'. While conventional forms of peacebuilding claim to be beneficial for all, evidence from the so-called 'post-conflict' period around the world demonstrates a continuity of violence for many women, as well as new forms of violence. This article explores the position of women in Northern Ireland today across a number of issues, including formal politics, community activism, domestic violence and reproductive rights. By doing so, it continues feminist endeavours seeking to problematise the 'post-conflict' narrative by gendering peace and security. While the Good Friday Agreement did undoubtedly provide the potential for a new era of gender relations, 20years on Northern Irish society exhibits all the trademarks and insidious characteristics of a patriarchal society that has yet to undergo a genuine transformation in gender relations. The article argues that the consistent privileging of masculinity and the dominance of male power is a commonality that remains uninterrupted by the peace process. Keywords gender, Northern Ireland, peace, post-conflict, security, Introduction In addition to the arduous task of ending decades of violent conflict and securing power-sharing among the main political parties, the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) also marked itself out [...]

Ce texte ou[upsilon]re une vaste selection d'options qui visent le developpement de la paix par les femmes au Sri Lanka. Elles ont annonce leurs valeurs, leurs diverses notions sur la paix et leurs defis face a leur participation. Des femmes furent invitees une premiere fois par un bureau officiel (Sous-comite sur les problemes du genre) et leur rapport evalue le potentiel et les inconvenients de ce sous-comite. Au final, le texte inclut les recommandations destinees aux trois partenaires: le gouvernement sri lankais, les organismes de la societe civile et la communaute internationaL. Ce sont des mesures specifiques qui encourageront les femmes vers la gouvernance et la construction de la paix., A paradox exists when it comes to women in the peace-building processes in Sri Lanka, which have been termed, for example, as 'Progressive Policies, Regressive Practices' (ICAN; Yusuf 'Sri Lanka's [...]

Cet article rapporte les procedures employees par les femmes indigenes et les Noires de concert a[upsilon]ec lorganisation ethnoterritoriale qu'elles representent, dans le but d'etablir la paix en Colombie. Elles ont travaille durant les recentes negociations ainsi que durant la phase d'implication de ce qui s'est appele << L'ultime accord pour en finir avec le conflit autour de l'elaboration d'une paix durable'. (Les accords de paix de la Havane) Dans cet article, les auteures examinent la base de ces ententes et quelques unes des contributions de L Commission ethnique pour la paix et la defense des droits territoriaux et rapportent des problemes souleves depuis cette signature. Finalement les auteures abordent des strategies pour devancer les defis surtout ceux qui touchent les indigenes et les afrocolombiens dont on neglige les besoins particuliers., In this article, we will explore Black and Indigenous peoples' efforts at peace building, particularly women, as a reflection of ethnoterritorial organizational struggles in Colombia during the recent peace negotiations [...]