In light of the World Day for International Justice, it is significant to note that the International Criminal Court (ICC)—a global instrument for justice—still has far to go toward achieving gender parity. The court is comprised of eighteen justices serving for a period of nine years each. Currently twelve are men and only six are women.
OSF is excited to be publishing our Annotated Bibliography on Women, Peace and Security (out soon)! Read more here for evidence as to why this movement really works!
On July 12th 2013, Malala Yousafzai spent her sixteenth birthday at the United Nations, giving her famous speech calling for worldwide access to education. Five years later, Our Secure Future is happy to celebrate this young woman peacebuilder and all the work she has done to create a more secure world.
Resistance to extremism is often most successful in places where women actively participate when their rights are threatened and in communities that have strong civil society networks. This is currently the situation in Idlib, Syria.
Happy Fourth of July to all the American women who have worked to make our country what it is today. From activists and ground-breaking scientists to Supreme Court Justices and representatives, Our Secure Future is happy to celebrate the accomplishments of American women from all walks of life.
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Susan B. Anthony, suffragette, photo courtesy the Library of Congress;
Why are democracies better for women's representation? Our Secure Future explains the link.
A transformative approach to gender mainstreaming, in which data is collected, analyzed, and used in a way that fits the new social structures can better help the displaced population rebuild their lives.
The above dataset shows how many females are refugees across the globe. These figures show why women should have more of say in refugee and humanitarian assistance issues.
The WPS agenda presents the opportunity to make formal peacemaking and peacebuilding processes and structures more inclusive, effective, and sensitive to the needs of the entire population. However, the agenda will not be fully successful without the inclusion of men.
Is the common narrative on women as victims helpful or harmful? OSF argues that women's equality is more likely to improve if women are viewed as change agents instead.
At the 55th Anniversary of the US Equal Pay Act, are women in the US actually receiving equal pay for equal work?
