Building a New Iraq: Women's Role in Reconstruction

Publication Date: November 2003
Author: Annemarie Brennan. Cosponsored with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Abstract: The Wilson Center and Inclusive Security, along with the World Bank and the American Bar Association, hosted 20 women in Washington DC for the conference “Building a New Iraq: Women’s Role in Reconstruction.” The results of their visit, summarized in this report, include a series of findings and conclusions to ensure that women play a substantive role in Iraq’s reconstruction, including in the drafting of the constitution, progress towards sovereignty, and preparation for elections. (5 pages)

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