Author profile: Sara Meger

Sara Meger is a researcher on gender and international relations at the University of Melbourne. She completed her PhD in 2012 on the political economy of sexual violence in conflict.

The Problematic Evolution of UN Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security

Sara Meger • Nov 1 2012 • Articles

UNSCR 1325 is groundbreaking. However, we need to be wary of focusing disproportionately on ‘rape as a weapon of war’ as it undermines the potential for action to address other forms of gendered violence that is perpetrated in conflict-affected societies.