1. Charting a New Course: Women, Peace and Security, and the Maritime Domain
- Author:
- Sahana Dharmapuri, Pamela Tansey, and Lexie Van Buskirk
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Our Secure Future
- Abstract:
- The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is a transformative policy mandate with a global constituency. It provides policymakers with the tools to end cycles of violent conflict, create more equitable peace processes, and promote gender equality on a global, national, and local scale. Passed in October 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325) underscores women’s agency, voice, and capacities as intrinsic to creating more effective international peace and security policies. Since 2000, more than 80 countries have adopted Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans and other policies to robustly implement the WPS agenda. In 2017, the US Congress adopted the Women, Peace, and Security Act to incorporate the principle of gender equality into US foreign policy. The two main objectives of the WPS agenda are to 1) increase the representation of women in decision-making positions, and 2) to apply a gender perspective to matters of international peace and security.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Security, Gender Issues, Women, and Peace
- Political Geography:
- United States and Global Focus