Women Dismantling Militarism
Facts, Articles,
and Ideas from
the Global Fund's Militarism Initiative
The Impact of Militarism on Women
Women and children comprise 80 percent of the world’s refugees and internally displaced persons from war and conflict. Women are also targeted for sexual violence by perpetrators who use rape as a weapon of war. This section provides a snapshot of how women are impacted by militarism in each region in the world.
How Militarism Affects Women Around the World
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Women's bodies are a battleground
- Middle East & North Africa: Surviving war and occupation
- Asia & Oceana: Legacies of colonialism
- Europe & the Commonwealth of Independent States: Overcoming "Us vs. Them"
- The Americas: Living with militaries and paramilitaries
Articles
Violence Against Women Is No Rationale for Military Violence
Huffington Post, 8/5/2010 - Guns, soldiers and military presence do not increase security. To the contrary, they lead to less personal and bodily freedom for women and girls.
Blog
Militarism Facts
- In Rwanda, half a million women were raped during the 1994 genocide.
- Women are twice as likely as men to develop PTSD at some point in their lives.
- Ten years after the creation of UN Security Resolution 1325, there has still never been a lead female mediator in a UN-moderated peace talk, and women’s participation as representatives in those talks has only been roughly 8%.
- Over 80% of conflict-related casualties are civilians; 90% of these civilian casualties are caused by small arms.
- World military expenditure in 2010 is estimated to have reached $1.62 trillion, a 50 per cent increase since 2001.
