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Vulnerabilities, Insecurities and Hidden Sexualities

Chris Dolan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:43 +0200

Experience from (post)conflict regions. Refugee Law Project working with men in Uganda.

One Man Can

Patrick Godana — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:31:27 +0200

One Man Can deals with three interconnected epidemics that are somewhat ravaging our country, our continent and the universe. I am talking about violence against women and children, HIV/AIDS and our silence two the two epidemics. To do justice it becomes important for me to share the hard facts about South Africa

Militarised masculinity in Germany

Ute Scheub — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:07:12 +0200

Germans are responsible for two world wars costing millions of lives – not to mention countless injured, displaced and traumatised people. This was ultimately only possible because, in the decades leading up to these world wars, extreme forms of militarised masculinity called the shots.

Slovenia

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:02:26 +0200

Impact of militarised masculinity on post-war societies carried forward to the next generation, with a focus on sexualised violence

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:32:47 +0200

Ways must be identified through which men can recognise what benefits they reap if they stop using violence. For they will only support women's interests if they are convinced that there is something in it for them. The question is therefore in what ways other than through violence + control can they experience respect! The slogan must therefore be that only “a weak man finds it necessary to use violence to get what he wants“.

Expert talk: militarised masculinity - analysis and report

Marieke Krämer / Gitti Hentschel — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:09:30 +0200

What does “militarised masculinity” mean? How does it affect armed conflicts and post-conflict situations? How can this problem be addressed? These were the core issues of an expert talk held in Berlin this May. Experts, activists and decision-makers from a variety of regions and continents gathered at the invitation of the Gunda Werner Institute in order to analyse the dynamics of violence during and after wars and armed conflicts and in order to test the suitability of the approaches applied in practice to reduce and prevent this type of violence.

Militarised masculinity in armed conflicts – counter-strategies

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:27:11 +0200

Gender roles and images change in times of crises, during and following armed conflicts, and so, too, do gender relations in a conflict-ridden society. The expert talk aimed for an in depth discussion with experts from civil society and public institutions in order to develop strategies to constructively counteract expressions of brutalised masculinities, focussing on examples from the sub-Saharan region.

Women’s Perceptions of the Afghan National Police

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:55:44 +0200

The security needs of Afghan men and women differ. Whereas men bear the brunt of the direct impacts of conflict, women disproportionately suffer from the indirect effects such as increased levels of domestic violence, decreased access to health care and poverty. Due to this difference in security needs, gender must be taken into account when evaluating the relationship between citizens and the Afghan National Police (ANP).

Romania

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:05 +0200

Portugal

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:18:27 +0200

Overcoming experiences of violence - Truth and reconciliation commissions and criminal tribunals

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:18:28 +0200

“Transitional justice – with a method to deal with wartime sexualised violence?” was the main issue of an expert talk organised by the Gunda Werner Institute on 3rd November 2011. Apart from speakers from South Africa and discussion participants from Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a number of German non-governmental organisations, particularly from the field of peace and conflict studies, also took part.

Transitional Justice – an instrument against wartime sexualised violence?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:58:24 +0200

In recent years, concepts of Transitional Justice have been becoming increasingly important in the context of coming to terms with societies’ past conflicts. The aim is to achieve reconciliation or at least an improvement in relations between the parties that were involved in the conflict, and to find a way for an often divided society to find peaceful forms of coexistence and thus prevent future conflicts.

Stereotypes dominate debates about first female Prime Minister in Thailand

Elisabetha Huber — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:34:46 +0200

Six months have passed since Yingluck Shinawatra was elected to the first female Prime Minister in Thailand. Since her election she provoked a variety of debates, which are connected to her femininity.

Lithuania

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:50:38 +0200

United Kingdom

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:57:14 +0200

Slovakia

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:50:08 +0200

Denmark

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:12:09 +0200

France

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:39:02 +0200

Men politics

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:23:39 +0200

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:16:55 +0200

Finland

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:38:19 +0200

Gender democracy as a goal and an organisational principle

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:31:27 +0200

Gender democracy aims to establish democracy between men and women. It then goes beyond formal equality and although it means recognising difference, it aims to ensure that equal rights and opportunities are nonetheless open to all.

Gender mainstreaming

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:30:05 +0200

Feminist Traditions | History

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:36:28 +0200

Where does feminism come from? This article describes in brief the developement of feminism, starting in 1791, during the French Enlightenment, when Olympe de Gouges demanded human rights and civil rights for women. At this point they were still only granted to men. Later in the 19th and 20th century, similar early feminist ideas inspired women’s movements in numerous countries to push for the right to education, paid employment, and social equality.

Feminism at the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Gunda Werner — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:10:40 +0200

Feminist policies have a long and diverse tradition at the Heinrich Böll Foundation. This is also clear from the foundation's history. The Heinrich Böll Foundation emerged out of the unification of three organisations: a feminist foundation called FrauenAnstiftung, Länderstiftungen Buntstift e.V. which was linked to the green party, and the original Heinrich Böll Foundation from Cologne which was responsible for managing Heinrich Böll’s estate.