Obstacle to peace and gender development (suite)

The FAS study on gender and violence against women in conflict zones enables one to:

• Show how conflict changes the relationship and gender roles between women, men, girls and boys.
• Raise awareness among peace-keeping soldiers about the effects of their actions on men, women, boys and girls.
• Discuss the effects of sex-related gender logistics
• Consider the culture: in fact, the participants in peacekeeping operations need to know in which cultural context the mission will take place as the M-W issue and culture are closely interrelated.

• The negative socio-cultural practices (e.g. Female Genital Mutilation FGM, which often occurs in the pre-school or elementary age);
• Non-harmonization of national legal framework with international legal instruments and their non enforcement do not allow for the effective management of the issue of violence within the States. It promotes sexual violence and other abuses and women are the first victims (young and/or adults) and sanctions are given with regard to the degree of the crime for perpetrators of those crimes.

The inclusion of the gender dimension in policies and practices, the definition and implementation of more equitable public policies: a gender-friendly policy is a set of principles that underpin the ways of dealing with disparities and inequalities stemming from cultural and social differences established between men and women.