Gender and Security
We provide in-depth analysis of gender dynamics in foreign and security policy, including a focus on stabilisation, military response, counter-terrorism, and financial and cyber security.
The diversity of this subject underscores the significance of applying an intersectional gender perspective in both policy and practice within all defence and security sectors. The promotion of gender equality and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda is essential for achieving lasting peace and security solutions.
With the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2000, the international community recognised the need to assess:
- The role of women in conflict prevention;
- Women's participation in peacebuilding;
- The protection of the rights of women and girls during and after conflict; and,
- Women's specific needs during repatriation, resettlement and for rehabilitation, reintegration and post-conflict reconstruction.
Gender is an often-overlooked social construction that shapes every individual’s understanding and experience of defence and security. Our work fosters a stronger understanding of the gendered dynamics of a wide range of peace and security policies and practices. We highlight the need for an intersectional gender mainstreaming approach recognising that gender intersects with other key identity factors such as race, class, age, ability, etc. and that identity-based inequality is often compounding – especially in conflict situations.
Our experts
Dr Jessica White
Director of Terrorism and Conflict Studies
Terrorism and Conflict
Claudia Wallner
Research Fellow
Petra Regeni
Research Analyst and Project Officer
RUSI Europe
Dr Joana de Deus Pereira
Senior Research Fellow
RUSI Europe
Michael Jones
Senior Research Fellow
Terrorism and Conflict
Dr Louise Marie Hurel
Research Fellow
Cyber and Tech
Balázs Gyimesi
External Relations and Communications Manager, RUSI Europe
Communications and Marketing
Fellows
Rachel Grimes MBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
Dr Orzala Nemat
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
Elizabeth Pearson
RUSI Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
Dr Alexandra Phelan
RUSI Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
Dr Gayatri Sahgal
RUSI Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
Isabella Vogel
RUSI Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
Anne-Marie Weeden
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, OCP | SHOC Network Member
Emily Winterbotham
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
Katharine A.M. Wright
Guest Contributor
Martine Zeuthen
RUSI Associate Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict
