Related Tags Gender and Conflict Niger What’s new?  Deep inequality between men and women is a longstanding norm in the north of Niger’s Tillabery region , but the local Islamic State affiliate’s actions are worsening the divide. The militant group enforces strict gender rules, hampering women’s livelihoods and restricting their participation in civic life.  Why does it matter?  The burdens and hardships imposed and deepened by the jihadist group, known as IS Sahel, are further exacerbated by

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