Women’s Participation Will Bolster Chances for Peace: Report
Women’s Participation Will Bolster Chances for Peace: Report
The Irrawaddy,, 15 Jan 2018
URL: https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/women/womens-participation-will-bolster-chances-peace-report.html
YANGON — a report on policies and strategies for promoting gender equality in Myanmar was released in Yangon on Jan. 15.
The joint report was produced by the Salween Institute for Public Policy (SI) and Women’s League of Burma (WLB), a coalition of 13 ethnic women’s organizations engaged in promoting women’s rights in Myanmar.
The report provides wide-ranging recommendations for policymakers and activists to promote the role of women in Myanmar’s peace process, nation-building and different levels of the legislative and executive branches.
It explains the importance of gender equality and advantages of women’s participation in leadership and decision-making, said officials of SI and WLB.
Around half the peace agreements worldwide collapse within 10 years after the signing, but truces tend to last longer with higher women’s participation in the process, said Ying Lao, a deputy director with SI.
The report also identifies the legal, societal, and institutional barriers that bar women from taking important roles.
Though political parties fielded women candidates in the 2015 election, voters tend to prefer men to represent and lead them, she claimed.
The report is designed for stakeholders such as the government, Parliament, ethnic armed groups, Tatmadaw, political parties, civil society organizations, media and international agencies.
The joint report was produced by the Salween Institute for Public Policy (SI) and Women’s League of Burma (WLB), a coalition of 13 ethnic women’s organizations engaged in promoting women’s rights in Myanmar.
The report provides wide-ranging recommendations for policymakers and activists to promote the role of women in Myanmar’s peace process, nation-building and different levels of the legislative and executive branches.
It explains the importance of gender equality and advantages of women’s participation in leadership and decision-making, said officials of SI and WLB.
Around half the peace agreements worldwide collapse within 10 years after the signing, but truces tend to last longer with higher women’s participation in the process, said Ying Lao, a deputy director with SI.
The report also identifies the legal, societal, and institutional barriers that bar women from taking important roles.
Though political parties fielded women candidates in the 2015 election, voters tend to prefer men to represent and lead them, she claimed.
The report is designed for stakeholders such as the government, Parliament, ethnic armed groups, Tatmadaw, political parties, civil society organizations, media and international agencies.