Gender and security

The US went to war to serve its own interests; it must acknowledge that those interests will only be served by an enduring peace.

The US needs to move to the next stage in the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and rethink security policy to be more inclusive and equitable.

Women play distinctive and active roles in extremist groups. Yet so far, law enforcement has failed to understand gender dynamics within these groups. The failure makes the United…

Securing equality in foreign policy and national security means implementing requirements and ensuring they apply to all government decision-making.

Families are being affirmed in public policy while simultaneously being targeted in security practice.

The push to protect women and girls in conflict and involve women in security decision-making increases attention to human rights in military operations.

The Trump administration damaged the annual report's credibility. It is critical to rethink the data, especially on women and girls.

Proponents risk legitimizing abusive laws and procedures and undermining broader efforts to advance equality and human rights protection for women.

Civil society fights hard to be heard above the din of war, displacement, political dysfunction and the ebbs and flows of international aid.

An initiative by professors Maryam Jamshidi and Emily Berman.

Two decades after the landmark UN resolution, the rise of authoritarianism and extreme rightist ideologies have generated backlash against gender equality and the idea of involving…

The president and his officials take many actions diametrically opposed to these plans. But Congress and civil society can keep the pressure on.