GENDERED IMPACT OF WAR AND DIPLOMATIC POLICIES - Pawani Malik UNPACKING GENDER DYNAMICS OF WARS AND PEACEBUILDING This blog will dive you into the detrimental effects of conflict on gender dynamics, particularly concerning women, as they not only endure the aftermath of war but are also specifically targeted as a tactical method of warfare. Rape and sexual violence have been identified as tools of war intended to destabilize families and dismantle the social structure of communities and societies. Additionally, women face challenges such as displacement, disrupted livelihoods, limited access to public services, increased burdens at home and in the workforce, and domestic abuse. Gender influences how individuals experience armed conflict in intricate ways, as military activities unfold on gendered landscapes. It also interacts with various identity factors such as age, class, disability, race, religion, and sexual orientation, shapin...
A Reader’s review of Sayaka Murata’s Convenience store woman -by Simran Sharma When reading Japanese fiction, the issue one runs into is that nothing ever makes sense until you accept that it's Japanese and extremely culturally esoteric. Perhaps, as with any culturally informed and idiosyncratic novel, the reader is always aware and feels the unfamiliarity and newness of the writing. Sayaka Murata’s Convenience store woman conveys a poignant feature, contravening the fabrications of societal normality, notions of personal growth, stability and the pursuit of good life. For Keiko Furukura, the convenience store is a sonic realm. The convenience store sound, which is repeatedly referenced in the book, is an escalating auditory experience that probably only Furukura can obtain in one of the busiest and most crowded places in human existence. After eighteen years in the same position, she has mastered the art of being...