![]() ![]() Theoretically, analysis of gender and conflict has been dominated by the narratives of hegemonic masculinity. 96) discusses how such a conceptualisation has led to the continued dominations of notions of masculinity and the ultimate designation of who can or cannot be named a perpetrator or victim. My daily life is battlefield enough.” Women have usually been presented in the literature of wars as victims, and men as perpetrators. 43) writes, “No wonder women often say, ‘War? Don’t speak to me of war. It has been contended that women’s everyday life is a gendered battlefield. Moreover, this paper finds that women’s participation can be active and passive coerced and voluntary. The findings show that in ‘resources/opportunistic’ driven wars, women’s participation is higher and more complex when compared to ‘ethno-religious’ and ‘secessionist/autonomy’ driven wars. Based upon data that show variations, and similarities in the contextual conditions under which women become war participants, this article presents three kinds of wars, and the conditions that distinguish them from one another, as a theoretical framework in analysing women’s involvement in Africa’s armed conflicts. Using prior research as a data source, the article examines the nature of women’s participation in on-going and recently-concluded armed conflicts in 15 countries in Africa. The level of women’s participation in armed violence in Africa is determined by the nature and typology of conflict. Gendered Battlefields: A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Women’s Participation in Armed conflicts in Africa John Idriss Lahai ![]()
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