What images do the words "peace processes" evoke in your mind? Do you imagine years of negotiations culminating in a ceremony where the parties to the conflict sign an agreement, followed by a photo of the handshake that goes around the world? We have scrutinised and deconstructed this common image and taken an in-depth look at peace processes, as well as the question: "How do women influence peace processes?" The result of this work is a graphic representation of the different stages of peace processes. With this tool, we want to focus on the role women play and where they exert influence to drive peace processes and prevent setbacks.

In the magazine Fem*Fém, our colleagues Liv Halperin and Camille Bernheim write about promoting creative agency, maintaining peacebuilding and leveraging political opportunities as crucial factors for creating a peaceful society after armed conflict in their article “Sustaining peacebuilding efforts in post-armed conflict settings”. The multilingual magazine Fem*Fém is published by the Association for Feminist Science in Switzerland FemWiss.

Making peace processes more gender-sensitive

In our range of multimedia products you can listen to human rights and women's rights activists talk about their lives and work. You can also learn more about our and our partners’ projects and events.

"Truth and gender in the Colombian peace process", "La verdad y el género en el proceso de paz colombiano": Alejandra Miller Restrepo, member of our Board and member of the Colombian Truth Commission, Colombia (English, Spanish)