Investing in grassroots women’s groups is our best hope for global peace
These groups in conflict and post-conflict zones bring together warring parties to resolve differences through dialogue, and challenge traditional patriarchal norms that disempower women.
During the recent UN peacekeeping defence ministerial conference in Vancouver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada’s Elsie Initiative to employ more women as “boots on the ground” in peace operations.
While the idea of more female peacekeepers generated interest, the gov...
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