A Briefing on the UN Women Female Military Officers’ Course

Abstract

For nearly 20 years, the United Nations (UN) has acknowledged the gendered aspects of conflict and accepts that violent conflict disproportionately affects women and girls and intensifies pre-existing gender inequalities and discrimination (Promoting Women, Peace and Security, 2018). Women are also active agents of peace in armed conflict . . . . Recognising and integrating the different understanding, experiences, and capabilities of women into all aspects of UN peacekeeping operations—assuring a gender perspective—is essential for the success of UN peacekeeping efforts and sustaining peace (Department of Peacekeeping Operations, 2018).