Looking at Women’s Leadership in the Timor-Leste Post-conflict Recovery

Gizella Da Silva; Helen McLaren; Cassandra Star

Abstract

Timor Leste experienced decades of conflict with Indonesia. In 1999 the United Nations facilitated a popular consultation in which the people of Timor-Leste voted to separate its governance from Indonesia. Following years of transition, Timor-Leste became an independent Nation. During the conflict women held a variety of roles in the guerrilla army. They fought side-by-side with men, performed supply logistics, engaged reconnoiter activities and more. Many women were leaders in these roles, including to the commander level. However, when the conflict was over, women’s leadership changed.

Original language	English
Pages	65
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	The 5th World Conference on Women's Studies: Activism, Solidarity and Diversity: Feminist Movements Toward Global Sisterhood - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: 25 Apr 2019 → 27 Apr 2019

Conference

Conference	The 5th World Conference on Women's Studies
Abbreviated title	WCWS 2019
Country/Territory	Thailand
City	Bangkok
Period	25/04/19 → 27/04/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

Timor-Leste
conflict with Indonesia
women
leadership post-conflict
innovation

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