During the war in Sierra Leone (1991–2002), members of various rebel movements kidnapped thousands of girls and women, some of whom came to take an active par

This edited volume illuminates the role of women in violence to demonstrate that gender is a key component of discourse on conflict and peace. Through an examin

Challenging the stereotype of women in African wars as victims only, this book shows how in modern African wars women have often been as active as men. Female f

Why do women go to war? Despite the reality that female combatants exist the world over, we still know relatively little about who these women are, what motivat

This book explores the why and the how of women’s participation in armed struggle, and challenges preconceived assertions about women and violence, providing