At a meeting with the staff of the Institute for Inclusive Security in Cambridge, MA, in April 2011, Leymah Gbowee discussed how she used her experiences as a leader of the peace movement in Liberia to enhance her current role as a leader of West African security sector reform movements. This work led to her […]
The Policy Forum is the culmination of two weeks of consultations with women mediators from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. These experts raised the profile of women in mediation and provided specific recommendations to those who plan and support negotiations about the importance of inclusive, multi-track processes. These experts joined nearly […]
A s a member of the Institute for Inclusive Security’s Women Waging Peace Network, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela makes a strong connection between the greater women’s movements of South Africa and the international demand for women’s involvement in peace processes.
Before she was elected President of Liberia and received the Nobel Peace Prize, long-time Women Waging Peace Network member Ellen Johnson Sirleaf spoke with The Institute for Inclusive Security about how she envisions peace not just for her country but for the world.
At the Institute for Inclusive Security’s 2010 Policy Forum roundtable discussions, Humira Shahid urges diplomats and security forces to engage women in her country of Pakistan to bring about deeper change within the region.
Pumla Gobodo- Madikizela describes how the women’s movement grew across racial divides during the early years of the Anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa.
There are too many issues at stake when it comes to peace for it to be left only to one group of people, Rufa Cagoco-Guiam says.
As head of Parents of Servicemen Missing in Action and Association of War Affected Women, Visaka Dharmadasa and the women of Sri Lanka brought remarkable change through a simple signature campaign.
Women are often in the extreme minority in security sector meetings. Gloria Mercado proves her worth by thinking further than other members of the councils, as she describes her strategies at the 2009 Policy Forum luncheon hosted by The Institute for Inclusive Security.
Lawyer and Former Minister in Iraq’s Interim Government, Mishkat Al Moumin describes how she was able to inspire other women to hold leadership positions through the use of already existing laws.
