What happens to women in the aftermath of war? This text asserts that for women there is no aftermath - a truce does not end gender violence. It asks how transitions from war to peace and from authoritarian to democratic regimes can become opportunities for real social change. An important and exciting contribution to [the] writing of women's narratives of war... It drives home the need to bring women into the decision-making process, be it for war-waging or sustainable peace-making.