Fofana Ibrahim, AishaMajeks-Walker, NemataThompson, Lena2014-01-062014-01-0620132013-09http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52306Even though youths formed the core of the rebel movement and comprise over 50% of the population, they have, post-war, remained marginalized and excluded from conventional processes of the state and have had little or no say in decisions that matter to them. The picture is worse for young women. The research seeks to understand factors that have enabled women’s participation thus far, as well as entrenched barriers impeding full participation in the political arena. Participants in the study contributed to its design and implementation.Text1 digital file (19 p.)application/pdfenPOLITICAL REPRESENTATIONGENDER MAINSTREAMINGWOMEN'S RIGHTSPOST-CONFLICT SOCIETIESSIERRA LEONEDEMOCRATIZATIONWOMEN'S PARTICIPATIONYOUTHFinal Technical Report