— Jade Penancier —

Jade recently completed an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in European Cultural Narratives, with a strong focus on Gender Studies. She is interested in gender issues in many areas, ranging from security policies to the arts. After residing in Poland, Spain, and Canada, she developed a strong interested in reconstruction processes and peacebuilding strategies. This led Jade to her current internship at the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC), where she expects to learn more about human rights advocacy.

Smoking and Women’s Health: The Disproportionate Effects Among the Sexes

In her book From Outrage to Courage, scholar Anne Firth Murray remarks: “Being born female is dangerous for your health. This reality may not be true for many readers, but for most women living in poor countries around the globe, it is devastating.”