Gender and War
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Introduction
Gender in society is defined not only from a biological perspective but from certain features, roles and expectations of a specific gender. These stereotypes have been established through practices that have been overtime considered acceptable for each gender. Across different cultures in the world, the common factor is that females are expected to be more gentle and caring in nature while masculinity associated with men is associated XXXX more aggressive and XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX translates into matters like a war where XXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX a specific XXXX (XXXX, XXXX). XXX depiction of XXXXX as XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX men as XXXXXXX XX discussed in this XXXXX with XXXXXXXX reference XX XXX role XXXXXX in XXXX in XXXXXX XXX my thoughts on the matter.
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I XX XXX agree XXXX the XXXXXX association of specific XXXXXX with a specific XXXXXX in a XXX XXXX implies the other XXXXXX XX not XXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX like XXXXXXXXXX a task XXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX. In my opinion, men are XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX, XXXXX are stereotypes XXXX XXXXXXX has XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX to XX acceptable, I believe XXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XX showing XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXX XX equally XXX violent XXXX.
XXXXXXX, in the XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XX for instance in XXXXXX, these stereotypes XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX and XXXXX, XXXXXXXX to XX XXXX peaceful XXXX XXXX seen not XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in the war XXX expected XX XXXX behind and use XXXXX caring XXXXXX to XXXX care XX XXXXX while their XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX go XX XXXXXX whatever mission it is they are fighting XXX (XX-XXXXXX, XXXX). XX elaboration of gender XXXXX in war XX XXXX XXXXX to XXXXXXX the XXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in Africa XXXXXX XXXXX of war.
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I XXXXXXX that both XXX and XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXX part in wars as gender XX a matter of biological XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX contribute very little XX the XXXXXXXXX of an individual. XXXXXXX, an XXXXXXXX of XXX XXXX in Africa in the XXXX XXX informed me of XXX XXXXXX dominance XXX XXXX in XXXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX because XX their XXXXXXXXX but as a result of XXXXXXXXXXXX placed XX XXXX by culture and society which XXXX have grown XX XXXXXX XXX XXXX XX.
XXX general perception of XXXXXXX XXXX men in traditional Africa XX that XXX is XXXX an opportunity XXX one XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX cocoon of XXXXXXX into a XXX as XXX XX not considered a ‘real man’ XXXXX they XX XXXXXXX XXX hardships XX XXX XXX XXXX XXXX it (XX XXXX, 2018). I XXXXXXX this XXXXXXXXXX because it XX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX portrays XXX negative XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXX stereotypes to XXXXXX XX individuals weighed their XXXXX XXXX XXXX society expects from them XXX their XXXXXXX XX accomplish it.
XXXX XX XXXXXXX women in war
XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX are generally XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XX engage in violence XX not true, my XXXXXXX is that women XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX of XXX actions considered masculine as XXXXXXX in studies XXXXXXXXX in XXXX in Africa (XX XXXX, 2018). XXXXXXX, the XXXX XXXXX XX XXXXX in these wars XX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX having XX XXXX back and care XXX the families while XXX XXXXX to go XX XXX. For example in the XXXX 80s during the civil XXX in XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX to XXXX back with children in XXXXXXXXX units XXXXX XXX went XX war XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX or by XXXXX, XXX result XX this was XXX increased responsibilities XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX XX ensure XXXXX families are XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXX.
XXXX XXXXX examples, it XX clear XXXX XXXXXXX of gender stereotypes XXXXXXX women XXXX more XX a backseat in wars. I XXXXXXX the fact that this led XX a lot XX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX women for instance in Rwanda many women XXXX XXXXXXX of XXXX and XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX been properly addressed up XX XXXX despite XXXXX quite sometime XXXXX XXX XXX took place (Nowrojee, 2005). XXXXX take up roles XXXX XXX them at a disadvantage XXXXXX XXXXX XX war XXXXX is a XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX the lack XX awareness that they are XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX up XXX XXXXXXXXXX without XXXXXXXXX men.
My thoughts on the matter are XXXX women in Africa should be XXXXXXX involved in XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXXXX XX societal stereotypes of XXXX XXXX gender XXXXXX XX. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX seems XX be an improvement in XXX XXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XX more women XXXXXXXX in African countries XXXXXXXX XXXXXX and XXX XXXX of more XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX involvement in XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXX in all aspects XXXXXXXXX political and XXXXXXXX XX it also XXXXXXX XXXX (El XXXX, 2018).
In XXX history XX sub-XXXXXXX wars, despite the major XXXXXXXX pointing toward a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX women and XXXXX part as XXXX XXXXXXX XX a result of XXX actions XX XXX, XXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX of XXXXX being XXXXXXX active XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX with their support for XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX an oppressive government and XXXXXXXX defending XXXXXXXXXX against XXXXX that XXXX for XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX(El XXXX, XXXX).XXXXXX XX XXXX, I XXXXXXX the XXXX XXXXXX why XXXXX were XXXX less in XXXXXXXXXXXX was XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX expectations making XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX leave the men XX fight XXXXXXX XXXX is XXX their XXXXX.it is however apparent that this peaceful nature is XXXX a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX I think XXXXXX be XXXX away XXXX XXX a XXXXXX XXXXXX only XXX their abilities.
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The phrase ‘real man’ XXXXXX me in my XXXXXXXX on XXX XXXXXX roles during XXX XXX in XXXXXX, although it is XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXXX practices XXX XXX necessarily the XXXXXXXX perception today, it XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX of how backward and wrong it XX. According to XXXX XXXX in XXXXXX, a XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX earned XXX XXXXX of a ‘XXXX XXX’ XXXX they XXXX part in the war as XXXXXXXX XX defend XXXXX women, XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX (El-XXXXXX, XXXX). Without XXXX, a man XXX considered womanly XXX XXXXX grave XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX showing weakness.
I XXXX the XXXXXXXXXXXXX of an XXXXXXXXXX's XXXXX based on societal expectations XX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX. XXX XXXXXX of XXXXXX XXXXX is XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX in XX XXXXXXX and only XXXXXX XXXX XXXX than good in society. XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX out to XX XXXXXXX is XXXXXXXX what is wrong with gender stereotypes and this goes for the XXXXX XXX XX XXXXX XXX went against XXXXXXX expectations and XXXX part in XXX XXX XXXX not XXXXX with kindness (XX XXXX, XXXX).it is XXXX that XXXXXXX has since slowly embraced a change in these roles and XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX away XXXX although truly seeing an end might XXXX XXXX XXXX.
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I XX not XXXXX an individual’s nature XX determined XX their XXXXXX, XXXXX XXX XXXXXX biological XXXXXXX that determine how each XXXXXX XX XXXXX, however, XXXX does not XXXXXXX the association of specific XXXXXX with XXXXXXX traits. XXXXXX XXXXX of XXX, society XXX XXXX used the XXXXXXXXXXX regarding masculinity to justify gender roles, in Africa XXX XXXX expected XX XXXX an XXXXXX XXXX in war XXXXX women XXXX left behind as the XXXXXXX caregivers XX XXXX care of XXXXXXXX. However, it XX also XXXX that XXXX
n XXXX XXXXXXXX in XXX XXX XXXXXXX that XXXX XXX XXX necessarily peaceful and XXX be XXXXXXXXXXXX as XXXX when fighting XXX what they believe (El-Bushra, XXXX).
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XXXX, X. (XXXX). Feminist XXXXXXXXXXX: In Resolution XXXX, XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX Requires the Inclusion XX Women in All XXXXX Planning XXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XXX Women's Review XX XXXXX, 21(X), X. XXX: 10.XXXX/4024325
XX-Bushra, J. (XXXX). XXXXXXXXXXXX conflict: XXXX XXXXXXXX on a XXXXXXXX understanding of conflict processes. XXXXXX of conflict, 67-85.
XX Jack, A. (XXXX). XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX in Sub-Saharan Africa/the XXXXXX XXXX and North Africa (XXXX): A Gender-Relational Perspective. Journal of Global Peace XXX XXXXXXXX, 6(2), XX-26.
Nowrojee, B. (2005). ”Your Justice XX XXX XXXX": Will the ICTR fail XXXXXX's XXXX XXXXXXX? (No. 10). XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX Paper.