Women during the war: between defense of the country and lack of social security
Channel: Спільне
Date: 2023-11-16

War creates new challenges for women, such as displacement, unemployment or necessity to defend your community. And deepens the old ones — the burden of reproductive labour and sexualised violence. In the war, women and girls take on multiple roles: they can be victims, soldiers, activists, refugees. In countries at war and beyond — we suffer and fight increasing injustice on so many levels. 
This panel focuses on relationships between womanhood and war — from everyday lives to structural and historical processes.

Speakers:
•  Marta Havryshko, Ukraine.
•  Weronika Grzebalska, Poland.
•  Anwar Mhajne, Palestine.

Moderated by sociologist and editor of Commons Journal Olenka Gu.

00:00 Introduction to the panel by Olenka Gu
02:08 Marta Havryshko on gender-based violence during war in Ukraine 
32:44 Weronika Grzebalska on women in defence sector of Poland
1:01:22 Anwar Mhajne on occupation and violence against women in Palestine
1:18:48 Discussion