Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda
The UN’s Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda emphasizes women’s victimhood and peacemaking roles. However, women participate in two-thirds of armed movements and affect conflict outcomes in unique gendered ways. This article argues that excluding female perpetrators from the WPS agenda generates...
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| description | The UN’s Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda emphasizes women’s victimhood and peacemaking roles. However, women participate in two-thirds of armed movements and affect conflict outcomes in unique gendered ways. This article argues that excluding female perpetrators from the WPS agenda generates new insecurities for them and broader societies. By highlighting women’s contribution to perpetuating conflict, I propose a framework to incite policymakers to view women’s empowerment as a mainstream security concern and implement policies aligned with the goals of the UN WPS Agenda. First, I explore reasons to avoid reinforcing gender norms that portray women as victims and peacemakers. These reasons encompass assessing: 1) women’s contributions to armed organizations, 2) their exclusion from post-conflict rehabilitation programs, 3) the limited visibility of human rights violations by women and the underrepresentation of male civilians as victims, and 4) “saving vulnerable women” rhetoric as a justification for Western power involvement. Then, I examine gender inequality as a fundamental cause enabling these factors, underscoring the need to regard gender inequality and traditional gender norms as central security concerns. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a444cecc7fd4d4e943e85a121d7d6c92025-02-03T01:47:43ZengRasim Özgür DönmezAlternatif Politika1309-05932024-02-0116113010.53376/ap.2024.012306Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security AgendaÇağlayan Başer0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-3292The Maxwell School of Public Affairs and Citizenship at Syracuse University, Political Science DepartmentThe UN’s Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda emphasizes women’s victimhood and peacemaking roles. However, women participate in two-thirds of armed movements and affect conflict outcomes in unique gendered ways. This article argues that excluding female perpetrators from the WPS agenda generates new insecurities for them and broader societies. By highlighting women’s contribution to perpetuating conflict, I propose a framework to incite policymakers to view women’s empowerment as a mainstream security concern and implement policies aligned with the goals of the UN WPS Agenda. First, I explore reasons to avoid reinforcing gender norms that portray women as victims and peacemakers. These reasons encompass assessing: 1) women’s contributions to armed organizations, 2) their exclusion from post-conflict rehabilitation programs, 3) the limited visibility of human rights violations by women and the underrepresentation of male civilians as victims, and 4) “saving vulnerable women” rhetoric as a justification for Western power involvement. Then, I examine gender inequality as a fundamental cause enabling these factors, underscoring the need to regard gender inequality and traditional gender norms as central security concerns.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3748254the women peace and security agendaunited nationsfemale militantswomen in political violencegender inequalitykadınbarış ve güvenlik gündemibirleşmiş milletlerkadın militanlarkadınların siyasi şiddet eylemleritoplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği |
| spellingShingle | Çağlayan Başer Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda Alternatif Politika the women peace and security agenda united nations female militants women in political violence gender inequality kadın barış ve güvenlik gündemi birleşmiş milletler kadın militanlar kadınların siyasi şiddet eylemleri toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği |
| title | Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda |
| title_full | Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda |
| title_short | Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda |
| title_sort | women s role in violence and un women peace and security agenda |
| topic | the women peace and security agenda united nations female militants women in political violence gender inequality kadın barış ve güvenlik gündemi birleşmiş milletler kadın militanlar kadınların siyasi şiddet eylemleri toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği |
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