Integrating Gender into State Threat Analysis: A Practical Toolkit

Integrating intersectional gender analysis into state threat assessments is essential for enhancing the effectiveness and impact of defence and security strategies in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. This toolkit provides practical guidance for analysts and advisors on how to mainstream gender with an intersectional approach, ensuring that state threat responses are both comprehensive and impactful.

The toolkit aims to equip state threats analysts and advisors with the practical tools needed to:

1. Design and implement gender mainstreaming strategies with an intersectional approach into policy and practice.
2. Apply gender analysis to state threats analysis and response.

By equipping defence and security professionals with actionable tools and frameworks, this toolkit empowers institutions to detect, analyse and counter state threats more effectively, while advancing gender equality and human security.