Why war impacts women.

• Position: Your Life - Brief Article

In light of the volatile U.S. engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, it may be time to address the impact of war on women's lives around the world. "Typically the focus of a war is on what happens to a country, what happens to an economy, and how many combatants--who often are men--are killed. The disruption in the lives of women and children goes unnoticed," says Rickie Sanders, director of the Women's Studies Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., which is sponsoring a...