Women in Security – Page 19

Women in Security covers a wide-range of issues as it explores the link between women, security, and development. As a forum to stimulate discussion and instructive debates, the NATO Association of Canada will examine the ways in which women both contribute to and are the focus of Canadian and NATO defence and security initiatives. This program also offers a critical look at the structures and institutions that shape the role of women in security at home and abroad.

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UN Peacekeepers: Are the Protectors a Threat to Women and Children? (Part II)

Building on from her last article, Seema Kawar explores the issues of accountability and ways forward in more detail.

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United Nations Security Council 1325: 15 Years Later

In 2000, the UNSC passed resolution 1325. Nancy Kanwal discusses key findings from the Global Study on the implementation of resolution 1325.

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Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada: Part I

Seema Kawar touches on the facts and causes behind the epidemic of Indigenous women who have been murdered and have gone missing in Canada.

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Bangladeshi All-Women Peacekeeping Unit

Bangladesh has deployed the world’s first group of 160 all-women UN peacekeepers to Haiti.

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UN Peacekeepers: Are the Protectors a Threat to Women and Children? (Part I)

Seema Kawar examines how some UN peacekeepers pose as a threat to women and children in areas where they are deployed.

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The Suffragette Effect: Bonnie “the Trailblazer” Butlin

Bonnie Butlin, winner of Professional Magazine’s – 2015 Women in Security Award, challenges a male-dominated field, akin to Suffragettes before her.

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Female Leadership at the UN: Has the Time Come for a Women Secretary General?

Seema Kawar explores the importance of pushing to select a woman as the next Secretary General of the United Nations.

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Feminism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

To understand the resistance to feminism in Eastern Europe, it is important to examine the evolution of the international women’s movement agenda against the backdrop of Cold War tensions.

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Valuing Canadian Female Soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces

Sukhpal Sangha investigates the extensive media stories about the Canadian military and sexual misconduct of female soldiers.

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Women Make a Difference in Peace Negotiations

Melanne Verveer, who served as U.S. Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues, remarked that clashes had occurred in 31 of the world’s 39 active conflicts after peace settlements. None of the 31 cases had women involved in the peace process.