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Iraqi Women and State Reconstruction: A Progressive Wave Toward Gender Equality or an Ebbing Wave Toward Gender Inequality?

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State reconstruction and peacebuilding processes provide windows of opportunity to reshape existing political settlements especially through addressing underlying power dynamics.

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    It is worth noting that this post is the Minister of State for Women's Affairs, which is consultatory to the Council of Ministers Secretariate.

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Khodary, Y. (2025). Iraqi Women and State Reconstruction: A Progressive Wave Toward Gender Equality or an Ebbing Wave Toward Gender Inequality?. In: Charountaki, M., R. Moore, J., Anderson, L. (eds) A Century of State-Making in Iraq. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76029-7_6

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