Webinar on War from the Eye’s of Women
The world is witnessing yet another shocking, destructive and traumatic war between Russia and Ukraine. Again women are facing the dire consequences of war. Wars and conflict destroy lives, livelihoods, economy, families and much more but women are excessively affected by them. Existing inequalities and inequities get magnified and even decades after a conflict, women continue to bear the brunt. War makes women more vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation as social networks break down along with institutions that prevent gender-based violence. Women’s bodies have become a battleground over which opposing forces struggle. The webinar was organized to discuss the meaning and implication of war through women’s lens. Naish Hasan, eminent women rights activist and author, Dr. Shipra Mathur, independent journalist and founder of PEN Literacy, Dr. Aparna Singh, Faculty RMLNLU, Lucknow…
