Women, Peace and Security

Women’s inclusion in peace and security matters and the potential positive impact of their involvement continues to be on the margins of public policy of mainstream peace and security issues. Where women have been involved in peace discussions across the world, research demonstrates that it is more sustainable. Yet women and girls continue to be a target in armed conflict bearing a higher toll and are often left to pick up the pieces in communities after conflict.
This #criticalthinkinglive focuses on these issues and wider in conversation with Jacqueline O’Neil, Canada’s first WPS Ambassador, will also feature Naomi Izabela, President of the Youth Council in Antwerp, a Youth Ambassador at Plan International Belgium, law student, and face of Canada’s #SheLeadsHere campaign aimed at bringing young female leaders to the table and to meet decision makers and key stakeholders. Canada is the global leader in championing gender equality, empowerment of women and girls in conflict-affected areas and promoting more inclusive and gender-sensitive peacebuilding processes.
This edition will provide an opportunity to reflect on the implementation of Canada’s WPS National Action Plan and the country’s Feminist Foreign Policy framework in the light of the war in Ukraine, mobilization for women’s rights in Iran sparked by the murder of Mahsa Amini in police custody and increasing use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war.
The interview will also touch upon different ways how multilateral security institutions and processes can be re-modelled to produce more gender-sensitive solutions that are responsive to the different needs and risks that women and girls are facing.
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[@simonedangelosericola5742]

Make it compulsory, but please, don't start it with regard to leading roles, start it from the bottom, the battle field... 😊

[@galacticpouney2121]

Wow women stepping up to the front line. its brilliant to see 50/50 represention.

[@bahgat_saber]

The question is are these woman capable of fighting masculine men

[@clotildebesson1991]

Clearly they are since they are doing it

[@bahgat_saber]

@@clotildebesson1991 WTF HOW IS SHE GONNA FIGHT A GUY THAT IS 100 KG AND WAY MORE STRONGER THAN HER

[@JohnDeGreek]

@@clotildebesson1991 yea just as clear as women cops getting beaten every day by random thugs at USA or as clear as more women athletes getting beaten in every sport by mentally ill Travestites. May the God help you open your eyes.

[@clotildebesson1991]

No need to start shouting. I believe nowadays, warfare isn't fought arm to arm like it used to be before the Second World War. We now use distance to our advantage, like drones, missiles and soft power to gain the upper hand. And for that, there are plenty of intelligent and strong women ready to create systems, develop technologies, programme the weapons, control them, train the soldiers and such. And if they want to fight on the field, then they receive the appropriate training. Plus a strong woman can also weight 100kg.

[@bahgat_saber]

@clotilde besson that's a very good point. However, what people in the army say and what numbers say and what experienced soldiers say is different simply women who work in the field, such as nurses or doctors or regular infantry are LESS COMPETENT than men they slow down the group plus numbers show that the best woman in the army is as good as the weakest guy in the army it's just not a good idea and woman are weaker than men that's how their body is designed biologically and mentally and physically just get over it