Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat. Women often have to flee from the only homes they have ever known. Women are often the refugees from conflict and sometimes, more frequently in today's warfare, victims. Women are often left with the responsibility, alone, of raising the children.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- War disproportionately harms women, who lose family members, become refugees, and often bear sole responsibility for children.
- In plain terms
- War hurts women most, making them refugees and single caretakers.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize and address the gendered impact of conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can aid better target women's needs?
- What policies reduce women's war burden?
Another view
It generalizes experiences without nuance.
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