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Women, Entrepreneurship, and Rebuilding War-torn Communities

Short Description: 

Violent wars disrupt the social fabric of communities and impose severe limitations for women’s economic access during and after conflict. Nevertheless, women entrepreneurs in war-torn societies are reshaping the business landscape and stretching beyond the micro-lending niche. The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), hosted a public event focused on women and their understudied yet significant entrepreneurial activities underway in conflict and post-conflict societies.

  • Length: 116:52 minutes (29.75 MB)
  • Format: Mono 44kHz 35Kbps (VBR)
Experts: 
Kathleen Kuehnast

Speakers

  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
    Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program
    Council on Foreign Relations
  • Patti Petesch
    Consultant and coauthor of the World Bank's Voices of the Poor and Moving Out of Poverty
    Mercy Corps
  • Borany Penh, Discussant
    Senior Economic Advisor, Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs
    U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Stacey Young, Discussant
    Senior Knowledge Management Advisor, Microenterprise Development Office
    U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Kathleen Kuehnast, Moderator
    Director, Gender and Peacebuilding Center
    U.S. Institute of Peace

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