The International Review of the Red Cross invites articles on "Gender" for its upcoming thematic issue in March 2010. Gender inequality reflects power imbalances in social structures that exist in pre-conflict periods and that are exacerbated by armed conflict and its aftermath. What's more, armed conflicts negatively affect both women and men and result in gender-specific disadvantages. To this end, gender issues are attracting more attention and are increasingly taken into account in post-conflict programs. Gender-related disadvantages need to be recognised and addressed by conflict and reconstruction processes.

Possible topics:

• Woman and war in history (historical)
• Woman soldiers (sociological)
• Woman perspective on international humanitarian law (legal)
• Family reunion (legal)
• Female detainees (legal)
• Dealing with rape (humanitarian-psychological)
• Woman as humanitarian actors (humanitarian)

The deadline to submit articles is 31 October 2009.

Please see the detailed submission information: Information for Authors

• International Review of the Red Cross
• International Committee of the Red Cross