Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1.    Why Rebels Mobilize Women for War

2.    The Strategic Implications of Female Fighters

3.    Female Combatants in Three Civil Wars

4.    Empirical Evaluation of Female Combatant Prevalence

5.    Empirical Evaluation of the Effects of Female Combatants

Conclusion: Understanding Women’s Participation in Armed Resistance

Appendix A: Version History

Appendix B: Examples of Coding Narratives from WARD

Appendix C: Survey Wording and Instrument

Notes

References

Index