America Still Needs the Women, Peace and Security Act — Just Not Biden’s Version of It

America still needs the Women, Peace and Security Act — just not Biden’s version of it

The Women, Peace and Security Act was conservative at its core, grounded in the undeniable fact that women and girls face disproportionate violence, displacement and exploitation, and that this shapes their perspectives and roles in security and peacebuilding.

Empowering Women for Peace: Rethinking America’s Strategy for a Safer Future

The Women,Peace and Security Act: A Renewed Call for Commitment In a world increasingly characterized by growing global conflicts and enduring gender disparities, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Act stands out as a crucial initiative designed to strengthen women’s roles in peacebuilding and security. Originally gaining momentum through bipartisan support and international advocacy, this [...]

Government’s refusal to act on image-based sexual abuse “a devastating letdown" | End Violence Against Women

The government’s response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII) represents “a missed opportunity to deliver justice for survivors and prevent future harm”, says Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, a leading voice in the campaign to end image-based sexual abuse. Despite the Committee’s clear and practical recommendations being backed by survivors, expert…

Between contested narratives and transformative actions digitalization discourse, policy, and practice in the Women, Peace and Security agenda

In recent years,“digitalization” has made its way into the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. While none of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) on WPS mentions digitalization, it has increasingly entered the discourse, policy, and practice around the agenda. In this article, we cast an initial eye on the conceptualization and implementation of digitalization within the WPS agenda. We do so through a three-step analysis …