The following video is one piece in a collection on our VOICES blog focused on the gendered experience in conflict and how gender differences should factor into the protection of civilians. Men, women, boys, and girls experience conflict differently. Despite this fact, talk of “protection of civilians” too often refers to “civilians” in a gender-blind way rather…
The following written account is one piece in a collection on our VOICES blog focused on the gendered experience in conflict and how gender differences should factor into the protection of civilians. From the halls of Congress to the stage at the Oscars, from domestic workers to journalists and others in media, multitudes of women…
The following written account is one piece in a collection on our VOICES blog focused on the gendered experience in conflict and how gender differences should factor into the protection of civilians. At CIVIC, our mission is to work with armed actors and civilians in conflict to develop and implement solutions that prevent, mitigate, and respond…
Ten years ago today, the UN Security Council passed a landmark resolution (UNSC 1820) recognizing a practice so deeply troubling that the world had previously turned a blind eye: Sexual violence is a tactic of war. While women and girls disproportionately experience this type of violence, men and boys can also fall victim. One decade…