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Women as Peacemakers

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Women Global Leaders, Ms. Foundation, Marie Wilson, The White House Project, Women as Peacemakers, Empowering Women Around the World, Rwanda Women, Peace X Peace, Hillary Clinton, The Women's Conference, Jean Shinoba Bolen, Christiane Northrup, Women's Global Leadership, World News
Tabby Biddle

While I agree that women, like men, are competitive and have a strong warrior spirit, I do think there is a difference in how those characteristics get played out.

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Rwandan War Crimes Verdict Issued In Canada; First Of Its Kind

AP | AMY LUFT | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

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MONTREAL — A Rwandan man was found guilty Friday of war crimes during his country's 1994 genocide, becoming the first person convicted under a n...

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Not the Time to Declare Victory

Jean-Marie Guehenno | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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Jean-Marie Guehenno

Policy making must not be based on wishful thinking. Congo has not yet reached a strategic turning point.

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Looking to Rwanda for Lessons on Gender Equality

Andrea Friedman | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

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Andrea Friedman

Rwanda is primarily known as the site of a horrific genocide. It is now the first country to have a majority of women in the legislature at 56%, up from a high of 18% before the conflict.

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How Women Will Change The World

ODE Magazine | Lisa Witter | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living

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This article was originally published in ODE Magazine. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda left the country in tatters, its future fraught with uncertainty. ...

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