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Women and nation building / Cheryl Benard ... [et al.].

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2008.Description: xx, 191 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780833043115
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ1240.5. A34.
Contents:
Contents: The central role of women—The security dimension and women—Heath, education and women : building indicators of success—Governance and women—Economic participation and women.
Summary: Abstract: Using a case study of Afghanistan, this study examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and the ways they may affect women differently than they affect men. It analyzes the role of women in the nation-building process and considers outcomes that might occur if current practices were modified. Recommendations are made for improving data collection in conflict zones and for enhancing the outcomes of nation-building programs.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University HQ1240.5.A34.B46 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000350453
Total holds: 0

“Includes bibliography”—(p. 169-191).

Contents: The central role of women—The security dimension and women—Heath, education and women : building indicators of success—Governance and women—Economic participation and women.

Abstract: Using a case study of Afghanistan, this study examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and the ways they may affect women differently than they affect men. It analyzes the role of women in the nation-building process and considers outcomes that might occur if current practices were modified. Recommendations are made for improving data collection in conflict zones and for enhancing the outcomes of nation-building programs.

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