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WOMEN BUILDING PEACE - CONSENSUS,
INCLUSION, SOCIAL JUSTICE - CASES
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Publication:
Consensus and
inclusion as a key strategy - A key strategy used by womens groups is to take a nonpartisan, unified and consensus-based
approach to achieve influence. Women in Bougainville and
Advancing
broader issues of social justice - Inclusion ensuring that a wide range of perspectives is represented,
including marginalised sections of community is an important factor for sustainable peace. Womens groups can broaden the range of substantive issues on the table, promoting not just womens rights
but also social justice. Many peace processes prioritise elites and those carrying
arms and aim to satisfy their dema demands. Issues
key to long lasting, durable peace such as
reconciliation, equality and access to land can go unaddressed. Womens groups
can therefore gain legitimacy and support by appealing to a broader
constituency; they can also help ensure the interests of a wider section
of the community are heard.