POLS 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gender Mainstreaming, Peacebuilding, Standpoint (Magazine)

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Political Studies
• Course: POLS 261
• Professor: Stefanievon Hlatky

Document Summary

Participation of women at all level from early conflict prevention to post-conflict reconstruction, peace and security - all aspects of operations and levels of command. Women should be actors in their own right from pre-disposed conflicts. Protection of rights of women and girls during and after conflicts - from sexual and gender- based violence - women and children. Women and children are affected as civilians - injured, killed, raped. Prevention of violence against women through the promotion of women"s rights. Inclusion of a gender perspective in peace negotiations, peacekeeping operations, and post conflict peace building. Gender balancing: focused on the recruitment and retention of women (strict equality goals) Gender mainstreaming: gender as a central concern throughout the policy process. Women have certain skills that may be beneficial for negotiations. Must be involved as decision-makers and influencers in civil society. Women in peacebuilding increases the probability that violence will end by 24%