What Role Can Nonviolent Social Movements Play in Peace Talks

When negotiations between the Colombian government and the rebel FARC group kicked off in 2013, only one of the 20 negotiators was a woman. Two years later, 20 percent of government negotiators and 43 percent of FARC negotiators were women. Their participation broadened the agenda of the talks that led to the historic 2016 peace accord, which included important gender provisions. Women's participation in the Colombia peace process was a clear peacebuilding success - and it was ultimately made possible by a diverse national women's coalition, which mobilized to insist on gender-inclusive negotiations.

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