Description
Studies of the Syrian conflict have documented significant shifts in gender roles, as women assumed new responsibilities as heads of households, activists, and community leaders. Yet these changes remain fragile and contested, and less is known about how they translate into visions of gender justice in the post-Assad regime context. Civil society actors now navigate between the opportunities opened by these transformations and the obstacles posed by backlash, insecurity, and limited resources. To address this gap, this article draws on semi-structured interviews with Syrian civil society actors conducted across Syria and neighboring countries, asking: How do they envision gender justice in post-regime Syria in light of wartime transformations in gender roles? Using Nancy Fraser’s framework of recognition, redistribution, and representation through a feminist intersectional lens, the article explores how civil society actors imagine justice across symbolic, economic, political dimensions and repair. The findings reveal gender justice not as a fixed outcome but as an ongoing and contested process shaped by resistance and reimagined social roles. The article argues that civil society is not only responding to institutional gaps but actively shaping new horizons of justice through everyday practices and collective struggles.
