War, Women and Post-Conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone - Paperbackby Josephine Beoku Betts (Editor), Fredline A. M'Cormack Hale (Editor) Since the 1991 2002 civil conflict ended in Sierra Leone, the country has failed to translate the accomplishments of women's involvement in bringing the war to an end into meaningful political empowerment. This is in marked contrast to other post conflict countries, which have increased the political participation of women in elected and appointed office, increased the