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Discussions about the multiplicity of women\u2019s roles in war and peace are underway in boardrooms, conference halls, and on the floor of the U.N., but the media has lagged behind, offering images of women in conflict situations that are rarely nuanced and portraying them solely as collateral damage &#8212; when they are seen as \u201ca story\u201d at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE SERIES<\/strong><br \/>\nTHIRTEEN and Fork Films are producing a bold new mini-series <em>Women, War &amp; Peace<\/em> to challenge the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men\u2019s domain and to place women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security. <em>Women, War &amp; Peace<\/em> will focus on women\u2019s strategic role in the post-Cold War era, where globalization, arms trafficking, and illicit trade have intersected to create a whole new type of war.<\/p>\n<p><em>Women, War &amp; Peace<\/em> will present its groundbreaking message across the globe using all forms of media, including U.S. and international primetime television, radio, print, and web. PBS is proud to be the first to bring this conversation to primetime national television. Planned for broadcast in early 2011, <em>Women, War &amp; Peace<\/em> will be the most comprehensive global media initiative ever mounted on the roles of women in war and peace.<\/p>\n<p><em>Women, War &amp; Peace<\/em> is spearheaded by Executive Producers Abigail E. Disney, Pamela Hogan, and Gini Reticker.\u00a0 The 5-part series will include the U.S. television premiere of Reticker and Disney\u2019s previous collaboration, the acclaimed<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.praythedevilbacktohell.com\/\">Pray the Devil Back to Hell<\/a><\/em>, about the role women played in bringing peace to Liberia after 14 years of civil war. The film won the Best Documentary Prize at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and the Silverdocs Witness Award, among others, and was the first film to be shown at The World Economic Forum at Davos. 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