Why Women?

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The way we negotiate peace and build security isn’t working—it’s costly, ineffective, and doesn’t last. But when women are included at the negotiating table, peace is 35 percent more likely to endure. Why? What difference do women make?

This resource library contains videos and talking points that illuminate the answers to that question. Drawing on the voices of women peacebuilders themselves, these tools demonstrate how women change peace processes and improve outcomes.

These tools are drawn from our Advocacy for Inclusive Security Curriculum, which includes guidance on how to facilitate a group conversation about women’s inclusion.



Women bridge ethnic, religious, and political divides

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Women use alternative leadership styles

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Women are an untapped resource

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Women have access because they’re viewed as less threatening

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Women have their fingers on the pulse

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Women draw from different experiences

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Women recognize early warning signals

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Women are personally invested in stopping conflict

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Women broaden societal participation by including marginalized groups

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Women increase operational effectiveness of security forces

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Women counter violent extremism

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Our training resources integrate content modules about peace and security with skills modules that equip advocates to advance a concrete agenda for change.

Read the Advocacy for Inclusive Security Curriculum