Policy Brief
Advancing Women in Legislatures
Caucuses are important for bringing together legislators outside the confines of political parties. Women’s caucuses are particularly useful for strengthening the voice of an under-heard constituency, increasing the confidence of female legislators (who often have less experience than their male counterparts), and providing a vehicle for mentoring new policymakers. Part of a series that builds […]
Policy Brief
Promoting Children’s Welfare: Legislative Strategies
Children are often the segment of the population most affected by poverty, food insecurity, and the lack of health and social services that characterize post-conflict countries. Women’s leadership, however, can improve children’s lives. When women achieve a critical mass in legislatures and local government, they prioritize investment in children’s welfare. Part of a series that […]
Policy Brief
Building Peace in Darfur: The Vital Role of Women Leaders
In November 2006, The Institute for Inclusive Security convened a diverse group of 15 women leaders from Darfur for a consultation on increasing women’s participation in the Darfur peace process. Together they identified these objectives as critical to achieving women’s inclusion.
Policy Brief
Strategizing for Peace: The Critical Role of Women in Sudan
In November 2006, The Institute for Inclusive Security convened a diverse group of 50 women leaders from the governments of National Unity and Southern Sudan as well as civil society for a consultation on increasing women’s participation in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Together they identified these objectives as critical to achieving this […]
Research
Women’s Rights and Democracy: Peaceful Transformation in Iran
Women in Iran are the driving force behind the country’s reform, as they establish a basis for transformation to democracy in spite of repression and discrimination. Women in government promote women’s rights by allocating funds for women’s empowerment, by working with civil society groups, and by organizing workshops and educational programs to spread awareness of […]
Policy Brief
Sudanese Women’s Priorities and Recommendations to the Oslo Donors’ Conference on Sudan
These recommendations are an outcome of a consultative process culminating in a Symposium on Women’s Rights and Leadership in Post-Conflict Sudan, held in Oslo April 10, 2005.
Conflict Prevention and Transformation: Women’s Vital Contributions
Inclusive Security and the United Nations Foundation hosted a consultation on the role of women in conflict prevention on February 23, 2005. The presentations and discussion highlighted examples and strategies regarding women’s conflict prevention activities and generated policy recommendations for the international community. This conference report makes a compelling case for the inclusion of women […]
Research
Women’s Contributions to South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
In 1994, in order to address apartheid-era human rights abuses, the country created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Two important goals of the TRC were to grant amnesty to perpetrators of human rights abuses who disclosed the atrocities they committed and to break the country’s cycle of violence. Women played vital roles in the […]
Policy Brief
Implementing Peace in Sudan
With the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005, the international community began preparing for the next phase of the peace process between the North and the South—the implementation of the peace agreement and reconstruction of the country. This report offers recommendations on how to include women in institutionalizing the rule of law, […]
Research
Naga Women Making a Difference: Peace Building in Northeastern India
The end of fighting between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) and the Indian government exposed divisions within the NSCN and among Naga factions. Although it seemed that the ceasefire could not be sustained, Naga women began taking advantage of their position as respected mothers, stepping in to stop inter-factional violence. The Naga Mothers’ […]
