“War, Women, and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone depicts the everyday struggles of women trying to improve their lives, while illuminating the political, legal and economic conditions of Sierra Leoneans after civil war,” writes Miriam Anderson. This week’s episode is Anderson’s full review of the book, originally published in The Monkey Cage. 

Review read by Ami Tamakloe. Episode edited by Jack Kubinec. 

Books, Links, & Articles

• “What Does It Take to Build Up Women’s Rights After War?” by Miriam J. Anderson
• War, Women, and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone by Josephine Beoku-Betts and Fredline A. M’Cormack-Hale