No Such Thing as a Perfect Peace: Takeaway Lessons on Women in Governance in Post-Conflict Rwanda

A volcano in Rwanda is masked by clouds. Photo by Johnny Peacock.

In 1994, the world would have never thought that Rwanda — a country that had erupted overnight into genocide — would later be known as a post-conflict exemplar of gender equality. Yet, this reputation is easily justified. After the genocide, women’s groups in Rwanda reached across ethnic divides, engaging women in…