1. WPS+GPS: Adding Gender to the Peace and Security Equation
- Author:
- Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Michael E. Brown
- Publication Date:
- 11-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Women In International Security (WIIS)
- Abstract:
- Political leaders regularly make grand, public statements about the importance of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda for promoting national and international security, but their policy actions have fallen far short of their rhetorical declarations. There are two main reasons for this. First, political leaders are the point persons for their male-dominated security establishments. These establishments do not prioritize women and gender issues in national and international security affairs. Second, the WPS agenda has been framed as a “women’s” issue, which makes it easier for the establishment to marginalize the WPS cause.
- Topic:
- Security, Gender Issues, National Security, Peace Studies, International Security, Peacekeeping, and Women
- Political Geography:
- United Nations and Global Focus