In this book, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini explores the transformative nature of women's peace activism - with a focus on women's active participation in efforts taking place around the world. With an eye to bridging the divide between women's peacebuilding and that of the international peace and security community, Anderlini seeks to show how and why women's presence, activities, opinions, approaches, and resilience matter.

Anderlini also traces the evolution of international policies in this arena and highlights the problems that stunt progress. Drawing on research and field experience, she examines how gender sensitivity in programming can foster sustainable peace, providing concrete examples of how to draw on women's untapped potential in this regard.

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