Female Ex-Combat Argumentative Essay

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ous with civilians there is resistance in recognizing them as combatants resulting in a number of difficulties for them after they give up their combatant status. This in turn results in them not being accounted for as an ex-combatant. Within the armed opposition group itself, there is a tendency for the armed opposition groups to exclude female combatants from the negotiation process. In particular, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programs that are initiated at the end of conflicts do not take into account female ex-combatants, consequently causing difficulty in reintegration into society. DDR programs in themselves are questionable to the extent that they are not gender-neutral and are based on a structure of power that works against women while also perpetuating gender specific roles by teaching women “female skills” such as cooking, mat weaving, etc. Furthermore, there is increased stigmatization of female ex-combatants which results in their non-participation in DDR and negotiation programs. …show more content…

It calls on member states to ensure women’s equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and urges all actors to increase the participation of women and incorporate gender perspective in all areas of peace building. This forms the basis of a number of other resolutions such as UNSCR 1888 and UNSCR 1960 which recognise the lack of representation of women, be it civilian or ex-combatant, in the negotiation and peacekeeping process. The UN has also formally recognized this in a number of reports wherein the necessity of inclusion of female ex-combatants and their families in DDR programs was considered essential after realizing prior failures as in various situations such as El

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