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Kobiety i wojna. Genderowy wymiar konfliktu syryjskiego
Women and war: the gender dimension of the Syrian conflict

Author(s): Beata Kowalska, Inga Hajdarowicz
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Military policy, Studies in violence and power, Victimology
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: women; war; female refugees; sex slavery; female Kurdish fighters

Summary/Abstract: The female experience remained invisible in the analysis of military confl icts for long time. Recently, the role of women in war have received increased attention in both scholarship and political debate. Each war aff ects women in profoundly diff erent ways than men. What does it mean for women? The fi rst section of the article is the introduction to gender dimension of war. The second – is an analyses the female experiences in Syrian confl ict. We treat it broader, not only as war which takes place inside Syrian borders, but as a crucial factor of regional destabilization which aff ects neighbouring societies.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 207-231
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish