New UI Paper: Gender and Transition in Libya - mapping women's participation in post-conflict reconstruction
More than three years after the end of the Gaddafi regime, Libya is struggling to end a vicious circle of violence in order to take steps towards reconciliation and durable peace.
This paper analyses the ongoing transitional period in Libya from a gender perspective. It maps the most pressing concerns of the post-conflict transition: women's lack of security in both public and private spaces, the silence around conflict-related sexual violence in transitional justice processes, the struggles for political representation and gender-sensitive electoral processes, the challenges of including both men and women in reconciliation efforts, and the lack of sustained international engagement for gender justice in Libya.
Authors:
Johanna Mannergren Selimovic is a research fellow at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
Disa Kammars Larsson is a project manager at the Swedish NGO Operation 1325, responsible for projects in the Middle East and North Africa.
Read paper here: Gender and Transition in Libya: mapping women's participation in post-conflict reconstruction