The Unspoken Cost of War: How Women and Children Pay for the Conflicts of Powerful Men.

Across modern conflicts, the wars waged by so-called powerful men continue to leave women and children carrying the heaviest burden—through displacement, violence, hunger, and death.

Aid agencies warn that fleeing women and girls are being left 'exposed and vulnerable'.Credit: AP

War is often narrated through the voices of generals and presidents. The language of conflict is replete with terms such as:

• Strategy,

• Deterrence,

• National security,

• And victory.

Leaders appear before cameras promising strength and resolve while military anal…