This work focuses on women's participation in peacekeeping operations and what needs to be considered regarding the role and circumstances of women, including those in relation to the host society.

Louise Olsson Uppsala University, Torunn L. Tryggestad Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Foreword, Louise Frechette; introduction, Louise Olsson and Torunn L. Tryggestad; the idea of women in peacekeeping -Lysistrata and Antigone, Mary-Jane Fox; a few good women - gender stereotypes, the military and peacekeeping, Gerard J. DeGroot; women, peacekeeping and peacemaking - gender balance and mainstreaming, Judith Hicks Stiehm; "women and peace and security" - the politics of implementing gender sensitivity norms in peacekeeping, Henry F. Carey; sexual violence in times of war - a new challenge for peace operations?, Inger Skjelsbaek; military women in peace operations - experiences of the Norwegian battalion in UNIFIL 1978-98, Kari H. Karame; gender mainstreaming in practice - the United Nations transitional assistance group in Namibia, Louise Olsson; closing remarks, Cynthia Enloe; appendices.