Policy Brief #11: Women’s Peace Activism in Post-Coup Myanmar: A Feminist Agenda for Structural Change
Written by Magda Lorena Cárdenas, this policy brief examines how the focus of women’s peace activism in Myanmar on the peace process has shifted towards seeking meaningful participation in arenas beyond peace talks, while also emphasizing the message that gender equality is a crucial component of peace and democratic state-building. By analyzing the experiences of women’s organizations and activists in Karenni and Chin state, it highlights the increasing visibility of women not only within the Civil Disobedience Movement, but also within the emerging structures of de-facto governance.
This brief was funded by the International Development Research Centre through the Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar Initiative, which has supported much of the Ottawa Dialogue’s Myanmar research and programming. We thank them for this support.