Algerian Journal of Human and Social Sciences
Volume 9, Numéro 2, Pages 602-618
2025-12-29

The Economic Empowerment Of Women And Peace: A Study In The International Experiences And Initiatives

Authors : Cheraitia Samira . Lafhal Linda .

Abstract

This paper highlights gender-based peace efforts and projects, advocates for social enterprises as a powerful tool for building sustainable peace, and demonstrates how women entrepreneurship can contribute to promoting sustainable peace. It concludes that women's economic empowerment can lead to conflict transformation and break cycles of conflict, whether through participation in eliminating the causal dynamics of conflict, such as poverty, deprivation, and unemployment, or through spreading a culture of peace through social roles as mothers, wives, or as a sisters.

Keywords

Keywords: The economic empowerment of women; sustainable peace; women entrepreneurship; culture of peace; post conflict societies