Women always suffer in times of conflict. Yet the arms industry is accused of gender washing war

Comfort Ero’s 2025 Top Picks on Gender and Conflict

For International Women’s Day, Crisis Group’s President and CEO, Comfort Ero, shares a list of her top ten publications on how conflict and gender intersect including the impacts of violence on people of different genders and the roles that women and men play, whether as survivors, fighters or peacemakers.

Women always suffer in times of conflict. Yet the arms industry is accused of gender washing war

A displaced Yemeni woman makes food for her children in the camp where they live in the city of Taiz. akramalrasny/ShutterstockInternational Women’s Day, marked each year on March 8, is all about celebrating women and furthering efforts towards gender equality. Companies are keen to join these conversations and shout about their achievements on a day when minds are focused on female empowerment. But this has led to accusations of hypocrisy. In 2…

International Women’s Day: Women as Agents of Change in Conflict Resolution

On 4 March, ahead of International Women’s Day, the European Parliament Partnership Team organized a panel discussion on “Women as Agents of Change in Conflict Resolution.” The event gathered key voices advocating for women’s essential role in peacebuilding, featuring MEP Lina Gálvez, UN Women, Action Aid, European Movement International, and Promote Ukraine. Copyright: © European Union 2025 – Source : EP Among the distinguished speakers was Yan…

“And I promise you this: that with me on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue no one will lay a finger on their firearms,” Donald Trump Mexico is wielding as a strategic variable in talks and negotiations in the United States, and as a fundamental factor to improve the conditions of fighting the structures of transnational crime, distinct [...] The Arms Industry charge in the United States: Mexico fights against a monster with a thousand heads first appeare…