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Gender empowerment and United Nations Peacebuilding / Gizelis, Theodora-Ismene

Gizelis, Theodora-Ismene	Journal Article
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2009.

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Previous studies have suggested that societies where women have higher social and economic status and greater political representation are less likely to become involved in conflict. In this article, the author argues that the prospects for successful post-conflict peacebuilding under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) are generally better in societies where women have greater levels of empowerment. Women's status in a society reflects the existence of multiple social networks and domestic capacity not captured by purely economic measures of development such as GDP per capita. In societies where women have relatively higher status, women have more opportunities to express a voice in the peacemaking process and to elicit broader domestic participation in externally led peacekeeping operations. This higher level of participation in turn implies that UN Peacekeeping operations can tap into great social capital and have better prospects for success. An empirical analysis of post-conflict cases with a high risk of conflict recurrence shows that UN peacekeeping operations have been significantly more effective in societies in which women have relatively higher status. By contrast, UN peacekeeping operations in countries where women have comparatively lower social status are much less likely to succeed.

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Economic Status ; Gender Empowerment ; United Nations Peacebuilding ; United Nations

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Let’s talk about sex’: the state of gender in IORA for a future agenda / Kotze, Joleen Steyn

Kotze, Joleen Steyn	Journal Article
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Gender equality is high on the global agenda. With the adoption of the sustainable development goals, the world reaffirmed its commitment to advance gender equality and the empowerment of all women and children. In this context, the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) committed itself to gender equality through advancing women’s economic empowerment [IORA (2016). Declaration on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. Retrieved from

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Development ; Women ; Indian Ocean Region ; Gender Empowerment ; Blue Economy ; Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

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Sri Lanka: gender empowerment and governance / Pinto-Jayawardena, Kishali

Pinto-Jayawardena, Kishali	Journal Article
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2009.

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Sri Lanka ; Governance ; Women in politics ; Gender Empowerment ; Women as Leaders ; Women's Perceptions of the State

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