“We are witnessing the weaponisation of gender equality on many fronts,” said Bahous. “If we do not stand up and demand change, the consequences will be felt for decades, and peace will remain elusive.”

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    The article also mentions other types of suffering by these women with lifelong consequences like rape with sexual assault increasing by half sinceast year and subsequent denial of healthcare due to mysogynistic laws. That’s salt in the wound. Do we need men to experience this as well to equal the playing field? It also talks about how women have a tiny representation among those in power and as leaders in peace negotiation efforts, stripping them of their agency entirely.

    No need for cherry picking and fooling yourself into thinking that men are the only ones shouldering the worst of war as if to insinuate that anyone needs to contribute more to the suffering.

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      Do we need men to experience this as well

      Being dead kind of prevents that, in addition to being by far the worse outcome.

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        21 days ago

        Being dead kind of prevents that

        I’m talking about the living, since, you know, the ratios are off.

        by far the worse outcome

        Yeah, life long trauma is like whatevs.