Analyzing Militarism Through A Gender Lens
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This paper has been published in Peer-reviewed International Journal "Anthology The Research"
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Publisher : Social Research Foundation, Kanpur (SRF International)
Abstract : Militarism today has become a significant threat to healthy democracies and a pertinent obstacle in the way of achieving human security. Military budgets have risen enormously in the past few decades. Militarism encircles much more than just the armed forces of a particular State and their activities.The ideological manifestations of militarism create a culture of fear and support the use of aggression, bloodshed, and military interventions for settling internal and external disputes in order to enforce economic and political interests. It penetrates deep into the lives of people, including women.Even though militarism is considered to be 'men's work,' women are not left untouched by the armed conflicts and military ideologies and values. The brunt of militarism and war is most often borne by women and children disproportionately. Women and girls are the easiest target of sexual violence in a militarized context, thereby bearing the most significant costs.The present paper seeks to analyze militarism from the gender lens and thus broaden our understanding.
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- 2456-4397
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2023-11-15
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2023-11-22
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