Women in Political Conflict

In: Race & class: a journal on racism, empire and globalisation, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 51-56

Abstract

Advocates the participation of women in the Irish peace process, calling on both nationalist & unionist women to outline their agendas for peace. One group that has already done so is Clar na mBan (Women's Agenda for Peace), which began to organize community forums prior to the Irish Republican Army's ceasefire. Clar na mBan -- concerned about the contents of any peace agreement & its effects on the futures of women -- has submitted its own agenda to the Forum for Peace & Reconciliation. It includes proposals for creating a demilitarized society & advocates economic equality, children's rights, & antidiscrimination protection for disabled people & lesbians. It is proposed that each Irish jurisdiction should have two representatives -- one male & one female. Comparison with South Africa highlights the important role of working-class women in grass-roots struggles. E. Blackwell