Stronger Women, Stronger Nations: 2008 Iraq Report

from Women for Women International via ReliefWeb

In March 2003, shortly after the United States invaded Iraq, women's rights and gender equity were mentioned as symbolic issues for Iraq's new national agenda. However, as the overall situation in Iraq began to deteriorate after the invasion, the focus on women was lost in the problems and violence facing the country as a whole. When it came time to transform symbolism into action by articulating support and solutions for the most pressing national issues, women's issues were considered an afterthought at best, a distraction from the "real" issues at worst.

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