, reconstructs gender relations in the post-civil war context. The current literature examines the role of women in the governance of … weaken Liberia's patriarchal norms and the extent to which gender relations have been reconstructed after the conflict. We … argue that women's engagement in Liberian civil wars as combatants and peace activists reconstitute gender norms and gender …

Women around the world are facing unprecedented levels of targeted political violence. This is also true in West Africa …. Women can be targeted in a myriad of ways, by an array of types of perpetrators, during and outside of periods of conflict … and contentious crises. The result though is consistent: such targeted violence has worrying implications for women …

polygyny and gender inequality matter in explaining the onset of internal conflicts. However, the results are sensitive to … regional sample splits as well as the choice of the dimensions of gender inequality. The most pronounced effects can be found …

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if … having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time …

household, I present evidence that reducing the gender differences in the labour market and in human capital accumulation after … the war increases the long term likelihood of IPV. As non-gender-based types of interpersonal violence are, in the long …-run, unaffected, I conclude that gender norms caused by the war enabled IPV. I argue that female empowerment is a multifaceted …