Gender Mainstreaming the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World: Mine Clearance
Mine clearance is one of the mine action pillars that is probably best known to the general public, but it is also less intuitively connected to “gender”. However, despite the obvious technical and military aspects of de-mining activities, an overall positive impact is more likely to be achieved by taking into account social, economic and political characteristics of the mine-affected communities. More specifically, the following article will highlight concrete examples of how a greater awareness of the gender dimension in the identification of contaminated areas and mine clearing activities can benefit the mine-affected community as a whole.
