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Women, Peace, and Security Act Introduced: Ensuring Women a Seat at the Table
Yesterday, Reps. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Howard Berman (D-CA), as well as Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2012 (H.R. 6255 / S. 3477). According to its champions, the act would increase the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution and […]
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How Liberian Women Organized a Sex Strike and Helped End a War
Leymah Gbowee is an extraordinarily determined and visionary leader who organized the women of Liberia to put an end to the catastrophic rule of former President Charles Taylor. Since Inclusive Security began working with her more than a decade ago, she has become an exemplar within our Women Waging Peace Network of the more than […]
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Women Waging Peace Network Member Appointed to Top UN Post
Congratulations to Zainab Hawa Bangura of Sierra Leone on her appointment as the UN secretary-general’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict. Bangura is the current minister of health and sanitation for the government of Sierra Leone and the former minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of Sierra Leone. She also advised the United […]
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Peace Concerts
In September 2011, Inclusive Security staff interviewed investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Naziha Ali. She spoke about an event she and the other members of Citizens for Democracy Pakistan put together to promote peace and moderate extremism.
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New Research, Case Studies Show Gender Impacts Hard Security Policy
Summary New research we published in April shows empirical evidence that security forces are more likely to accomplish their mission when they take into account the differing needs and perspectives of men and women. Why Did We Do This Research? Based on a growing collection of evidence and policy, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) […]
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VIDEO: Developing a National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 for Nepal
Bandana Rana is one of the leading players of the women’s movement in Nepal, with more than two decades of active engagement in promoting women’s rights and gender equality. She is currently the executive president of Saathi, an NGO working on violence against women and children in Nepal. She recently worked with the Ministry of […]
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Taking Courage From the Women of Bosnia and Herzegovina
This article, co-authored by Swanee Hunt and Miki Jacevic, was originally published in a supplement to Wiener Zeitung. The nature of violent conflict has shifted in recent decades, from th domain of states to internal struggles embroiling noncombatants in prolonged instability. Civilians–particularly women–aren’t only primary victims, they’re also experts. Yet our model of security still […]
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A New Look at Pakistan through the Eyes of Women on the Frontlines
In a time when media often portray Pakistan through the lens of terrorism, a delegation of 12 Pakistani women peacebuilders brought forth a new narrative to the US. They showed the world what women are doing to promote peace and address the root causes of extremism in Pakistan. While the media rarely recognizes them […]
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Peace Activist Mossarat Qadeem Enlists Mothers to Fight Terrorism in Pakistan
This article was originally published by The Daily Beast. Her phone rang at 9 p.m. “Can you come tonight? He’s home.” The voice was anxious. “My son left those extremists he took up with, but maybe just for the night.” Mossarat Qadeem, a peace activist in Pakistan, considered the dangerous four-hour drive through checkpoints and […]
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Conversations With Suicide Bombers
This article was originally published by Foreign Policy. It was 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Mossarat Qadeem was sitting on the floor of a house with about a dozen young Pakistani men — some of whom had nearly become suicide bombers. Qadeem’s goal: to undo the destructive brainwashing of the al-Qaeda and Taliban teachers who […]
