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How to Thwart Political Violence Targeting Women to Stabilize Societies | War on the Rocks
The commentary discusses the need for efforts to counter political violence against women for meaningful participation.
Source: War on the Rocks | 1 November 2019
The political participation of women, especially in conflict-affected countries, is an official foreign policy priority for the United States. In this commentary published in War on the Rocks, our Director for Research & Innovation Dr. Roudabeh Kishi, along with Rebecca Turkington, speak to the need for efforts in this area to take into account the widespread and insidious political violence that undermines the ability of women to participate meaningfully in all political processes, and outline the need to support initiatives of data collection and threat monitoring.
Read the full commentary here.
