Increasing women's participation in community-based peace and security structures
Women’s participation in peacebuilding and security is crucial and their voices must be heard for effective, lasting, solutions to conflict, and for peace to be inclusive and sustainable.
Including women in community-based peace and security structures has been a central aim of NGOs who are supporting these structures, but the extent to which women are meaningfully participating in decision-making remains a concern.
Drawing on the experiences of community-based peace structures across Central and East Africa, this learning paper explores the barriers to the meaningful inclusion of women, how to address them, and demonstrates the potential for these structures to transform gender relations in communities.
