We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of … Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence … correlated with a reduction of the probability of electoral violence across the continent by around 4.2 percentage points. Our …

Gendered norms about women's behavior include that of nurturers, caregivers and peacemakers. In fact, in times of intra …- and interstate conflict, women often make a conscious choice to work for peace as a form of political activism. Sometimes … these actions are driven by feminist goals, defined as promoting political, social and economic equality of women and men …

Denial of women's rights means denial of human rights of half of humanity. Gender based violence is one of the worst … reported confirms this point. The growing concern of the women's movement has placed violence against women (VAW) on the global … but also addressing violence prevention. The present paper discusses women's rights and the nature of gender based …