Post-genocide politics in Rwanda aim to construct a new, modern and developed nation.
Gender equality is one of the issues highlighted to this end. However, in order to defend …

Since the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has emerged as a global model for the promotion of
women in society. Today, Rwanda has progressive gender-sensitive laws, more girls than …

Mageza-Barthel provides a context sensitive analysis of how Rwanda's women's movement
used the United Nations (UN) gender norms in its efforts to insert gender-specific demands …

This study on the role of women in reconciliation and peace building in Rwanda contributes
to our understanding of the unique potential Rwandan women, to the challenges they face in …

Though references abound to Rwandan women holding the world's highest percentage of
parliamentary representation at 56%, what is rarely addressed is the confluence of two …

This historical and socio-cultural study explores the connection between militarism, gender,
ethnicity and sexual violence in Rwanda. It analyzes the evolving connection between …

Ethnically-fragmented Rwanda continues to draw global attention presumably because of
the long-drawn ethnic strife that has retarded its development. By focusing on women …

This paper does not directly engage the state-formation, political settlement and state-
building debates in Africa but it foregrounds the notion of conversation as the lens through …

In instances of widespread conflict and mass atrocities, socially prescribed and perpetuated
gender roles often begin to dissolve alongside the rule of law and state institutions. Mass …

With its high level of female representation and its successful reconciliation process after the
1994 genocide, Rwanda has emerged as something of an African and global'model'of …