“And the Enemy Was in Us”
By Rubén Reyes Jirón
In the third article of the Gender and Militarism Campaign, Rubén Reyes Jirón reflects on his personal experience with the gender dynamics within the Sandinista army (Nicaragua). He gives us an insight in the expectations of manhood in the army, accompanied by his personal dilemmas with these expectations. He touches upon the consequences of armed conflict on women, and evaluates whether the fighting was necessary to achieve transformative change in Nicaragua.
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This article is the third of the six articles to be published by the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) during the six week Gender & Militarism Campaign. The Gender & Militarism Campaign advocates for awareness and action around the multi-layered connections between gender and militarism, and highlights gender-sensitive nonviolent action (people power) as a powerful alternative to address conflict. Read more about the campaign
The article will be included in the 2014 WPP May 24 Pack “Gender & Militarism: Analyzing the Links to Strategize for Peace”, to be published during the WPP Global Consultation on Gender & Militarism, taking place from July 2-4, 2014, in Cape Town, South Africa.
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