Volume 3 ,Issue 1 ,September 2026 ,Pages 221-237
Asst.L.Narmin Hussein Ahmed ; Prof.Dr.Anwar Mohammed Faraj
This study assesses women's participation in peacebuilding from the perspective of feminist theory through three global experiences. The study stems from the view that peace cannot be achieved by ending violence or signing a political agreement They have been marginalized. The study seeks to explain the difference between women's superficial participation and real influence, especially in the processes of negotiation, decision-making, transitional justice and sustainable peace building.
The study's analyzes draw on women's participation in three global peacebuilding experiences: Northern Ireland, where women moved from informal social to organized political roles; The Rwandan experience, which highlights the ultimate importance of institutionalizing women's participation, but also reveals the limits of numerical influence, and the Kurdish women's experience, which highlights the need for a multidimensional reading of women's situation between gender, ethnicity, state, war, religion and patriarchy.
The conclusion of this study is that women's participation is effective when it goes beyond their apparent presence and becomes a real influence in policy-making, decision-making and peace-building. The study also shows that the situation of Kurdish women is different and that they have taken initiatives and innovations to participate in peace building through the co-presidency system and other social initiatives.