The Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C)’s latest publication, WPS at 25 and Canada’s CNAP3: Feminist Reflections on Progress and Gaps is edited by Katrina Leclerc, Sandra Biskupski-Mujanovic and Sarah Keeler.
Today’s #16Days reading is Chapter 11: Invisible No More: Women with Disabilities in the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, written by Anne Delorme and Sarah Keeler.
Women with disabilities are frequently absent from civic, peacebuilding, and governance spaces, especially during wartime and in post-conflict rebuilding. Their voices are rarely included, and their participation is often marginalized or overlooked in peace negotiations or peacebuilding initiatives, despite evidence indicating that inclusive participation of women, including women with disabilities, fosters more sustainable peace agreements. Policy responses aimed at preventing conflict-related violence seldom address the particular forms of violence and discrimination faced by women with disabilities. Moreover, the exclusion of women-led organizations of persons with disabilities from decision-making processes limits the development of inclusive prevention strategies.
The views in this blog are those of the author only and do not necessarily represent those of the WPSN-C or its membership.
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