Impact of gender policy on post-conflict reconstruction and security in Rwanda.

The article analyses the relation between security and enhanced women's participation in political, legal, and social matters in Rwanda after the genocide. Rwanda serves as a unique example of the fast empowerment of women in a developing state and hence as a model sui generis for investigating connections between greater female participation in post-conflict reconstruction and an improving security situation. The analysis consists of three research questions which examine the results achieved by women in legislation, civil society, and the judiciary, and their impact on the improvement of security in Rwanda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]