SSP Wednesday Seminar with speaker Jakana Thomas, Michigan State University.

This manuscript investigates how women influence the civil war peace process. In particular, I examine how female rebels encourage the incorporation of gendered provisions in peace agreements. Recognizing that "women" are a heterogeneous group with interests that vary based on their locations in society and lived experiences,  I focus on the specific types of gendered interests female rebels advance in peace processes.  Using data on women’s participation in conflict and the terms written into contemporary peace agreements, I find evidence that female rebels do not promote all gendered agreement terms.  Instead, rebel women are more likely to advocate for provisions that address the needs of marginalized women and those that take on active roles in conflicts. This study is one of the first to show that women’s participation in rebellion matters for the shape of post-conflict peace.