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Utah's Foremost Platform for Undergraduate Research Presentation
2021 Abstracts

Lack of female representation in peace processes in the Middle East and Northern Africa

Presenter: McKenna Swindle, College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, Sociology
Authors: McKenna Swindle
Faculty Advisor: Steven Fox, Marriott School of Business, Ballard Center
Institution: Brigham Young University

Women have continually been missing from the process and content of peace negotiations in the Middle East and Northern Africa. This presentation discusses the importance of peace processes, the ongoing lack of female representation, the contributing factors to this issue, the effect of women's presences, and current successful practices to address this issue. This presentation was given at the Ballard Brief Summit at BYU in September 2020.