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Published in: 50.50Every act of violence is a choice“Sometimes we need to name the abnormal as abnormal, and take action to defend what is normal!” - Shereen Essof....
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Published in: 50.50GenderForce: why didn't we do this before?"As an 18 year old woman I wanted to join what I saw as the coolest and toughest force - not the Air Force, not the...
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Published in: 50.50Crime not shame: challenging the ideology of rape
Decades of feminist activism against rape has produced a world that now, formally, officially, and legally, at least...
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Published in: 50.50Child soldiers, child wives: wounded for life
Working with ex-child soldiers of Charles Taylor's army, and the girls they have taken as wives, has convinced Nobel...
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Published in: 50.50Peace can be planned. Just like health
"Violence can be prevented. This is not an article of faith, but a statement based on evidence" (WHO 2002). Scilla...
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Published in: 50.50"Mighty be our powers": peaceful women and the global south
“We have included the Arab Spring in this prize, but we have put it in a particular context. Namely, if one fails to...
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Published in: 50.50Peace of mindIf some of us had hoped to walk away with a global plan of action rather than a series of personal commitments stuck...
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Published in: 50.50Rape in war: ending impunity
Women Peace Laureates urge leaders to protect women in armed conflict, citing evidence from a new report.
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Published in: 50.50Ken Clarke, Strauss-Kahn, Yale and SlutWalks: rape, consent and agencyIn recent weeks, one word has dominated the headlines: rape. The events worldwide have shown how rape remains in the...
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Published in: 50.50Landmines data. Rape data
How many rapes are too many in war? Of course, one violent sexual attack on a woman is one too many. A single...
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Published in: 50.50If this is 'peace', when does it start for women?'The word "reconciliation" hurts me', Bakira Hasecic says. 'All I want is for those who have hurt me to be brought...
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Published in: HomeNot the Only Survivor in the Village
Survivors of gender based violence and their supporters can deliver powerful messages for peace, reflects Betsy Kawamura.
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Published in: 50.50The security sector: an awkward space for engagement
Alongside powerful arguments against militarism, we are hearing an increasingly significant voice from within the...
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Published in: 50.50In touch with the world
Afghan MP Shinkai Karokhail talks about the importance of women making international connections and sharing their...
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Published in: 50.50Perpetuation and perpetration: the momentum of violence
So many armed men began their lives as victims of loss and grief. So many have gone on to become the source of...
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Published in: 50.50Peace negotiations: did you carry a gun?'If sons are fighting, doesn't it make sense for their mother to help make peace?' Jenny Morgan reports on...
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Published in: 50.50Horror and hope meet hand in hand
Blogging from the Nobel Women's Initiative conference, Laura Carlsen sees the strength in the women gathered there...
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Published in: 50.50Making the impossible possible
Nobel Laureates Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams talk about strategies for change, drawing on their experiences of...
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Published in: 50.50Jessica Horn discusses militarism
Jessica Horn, writer, women’s rights consultant and openDemocracy 50.50 blogger, discusses her thoughts on different...
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Published in: 50.50Hopes and expectations: ending sexual violence in conflict
The Nobel Peace laureates, Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams and Mairead Maguire, open the third international conference...
