Kvinnor i fronten för fred - en undersökning om jämställdhet och hållbar fred

War-inflicted violence affects civilians in a larger proportion than combattants - where the majority of the victims are women and children. It is also men, who often are the planners of war, whom at the same time are expected to be the constructors of peace, where women and gender issues are neglected. In this essay we will challenge traditional assumptions about peace and security by adopting a feminist security view and analyse how women’s participation in peace-processes contributes to a sustainable and inclusive peace. Our essay is based on the peace-processes in Liberia (2003) and Nepal (2006) which included women durign their peacebuilding, and Democratic Republic of Congo (1999) and Sudan (2005) whom did not