Women, War & Peace

If ever there was a television event combining women and courage, it would be this one.  “Women, War & Peace” is a five part PBS television series challenging the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain.  As women, we know, of course, that we are very capable of fighting to the death for a cause we believe in.  With depth and complexity, the series places women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security, and reframing our understanding of modern warfare.

But as I have learned from the dozens of veterans I have interviewed for my first two book as well as the one I’m currently working on,  being courageous in war does not only mean taking up a weapon or inflicting pain on one’s enemy.  Sometimes the most courageous thing one can do is not fight and make war, but talk and make peace.

Never mind that this project has been supported by Hollywood heavies, never mind that the list of donors for the program reads like a who’s who among the wealthy, what’s important is that since modern warfare has changed so drastically, our approach must also.  Who better to invite to the table than more than half the world’s population.

Read more at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace.