Reparations for victims of gross human rights violations are becoming an increasingly
acknowledged feature in post-authoritarian and post-conflict societies coping with the
legacy of a violent past. Despite some recent progress much more work needs to be done
for massive reparations programs to respond better to the needs of women. This article,
resting as it does on a comprehensive conception of reparations, outlines both the procedural
and substantive components of reparations programs necessary for the programs to
fulfill the goal of providing (partial) justice to women
