Even as more and more women around the world run for office, claiming their right to equal participation (as enshrined in the United Nations CEDAW convention), efforts to promote women’s political leadership have rarely been coupled with mechanisms to ensure their security and well-being in the public sphere.
Tag: women peace and security
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Even compared with other contemporary violent Islamist groups, ISIS is particularly gender-conservative.
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The question of equality of inheritance between men and women has been a thorny and sensitive issue for decades and the reactions to the president’s speech ranged from support to indignation.
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While it is unanimously hailed as a revolutionary piece of legislation, some voices feel that the Tunisian government and parliament missed a unique opportunity to abrogate other antiquated laws and decrees that still treat women as second-class citizens.
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Women are not asked to interpret Islamic law, and few expect them to do so. Very often, this is because women are not sufficiently trained for this work.
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Accumulating evidence demonstrates the unique role that women play in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding.
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Crucially, the UK’s position as one of the five permanent members on the UN Security Council helped create a new understanding of threats to international peace and security.
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Where communities are affected by fragility, gender equality becomes critical to violence prevention.
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Colombia has a long history of women’s movements being directly involved in promoting peace efforts throughout the country, mainly at the grassroots level.
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Unless the General Assembly moves to adopt the popular request to limit the secretary general’s term to seven years, it might take until 2026 before another opportunity arises to appoint a woman to the role.
