The purpose of SecurityWomen is to act as an advocacy organisation for the inclusion of more women in security sector institutions, including the military and police forces. SecurityWomen operates on a global basis.

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September 12, 2023

UN Spotlights Women in Policing on International Day of Police Cooperation

The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Policing has highlighted the importance of women in policing in respect of the first International Day of Police Cooperation on 7th September.

August 25, 2023

Female soldiers in US army face rampant sexism and harassment

Survey confirms female soldiers who take part in special combat operations face sexism and harassment from male colleagues

August 14, 2023

Number of Kenyan women police officers almost halves between 2018 and 2023

The number of women officers in the Kenya Police Service dropped from 14,042 in 2018 to 7,457 in 2023

August 14, 2023

WIIS Brussels recommends 10 gender-sensitive policies to improve women's representation in security and counterterrorism sectors

Global average number of women serving in the military increases by 1.2%, number of women police officers decreases by 1.3%

July 4, 2023

Report shows women are under-represented in Ugandan Police Forces

Report shows that 18.3% of Ugandan police are women

June 19, 2023

First woman New York Police Chief steps down amidst rumours of other appointees in the department undermining her authority

After 18 months as New York police chief, Keechant Sewell resigns suddenly

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The impact of anti-genderism on the Women Peace and Security Agenda in Central and Eastern Europe

August 26, 2023

Recently Europe has been witnessing the rise of the anti-gender movement, a series of interventions publicly opposing the so-called “gender ideology”. The anti-gender actors successfully managed to mobilise people against issues related to women’s rights, including reproductive services, marriage equality, sex education, gender studies and gender mainstreaming (Grzebalska et al., 2017). What started as an isolated incident in countries such as France, Croatia, Hungary or Poland, quickly transcended borders and became a transnational movement (Kuhar and Zobec, 2017), spreading across Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe.

Florina-Marieta Neagu

Service Complaints Ombudsman/person for the UK Armed Forces

August 23, 2023

The Ombudsman/person is an independent body, in its more recent 2016 incarnation, appointed by the Ministry of Defence, providing impartial oversight of the Service Complaints system for members of the UK Armed Forces. There are similar Ombudspeople in a number of countries.

Emily Dixon

Breaking barriers: A female forensic eye in a male-dominated field

August 23, 2023

My name is Laura Mitton and I hold the rank of Warrant Officer in the South African Police Service. I am currently employed as a Forensic Analyst specialising in Forensic Ballistics and I work at the Forensic Science Laboratory located in Cape Town, South Africa. This has been my story thus far.

Laura Mitton

Increasing Security Using Women’s Police Stations: Argentine and Brazilian Case Studies

August 21, 2023

As an advocacy organisation, SecurityWomen promotes the increased representation of women in police, military, and peacekeeping forces ­– with the goal of changing the culture of these institutions and structures to improve overall security. Both Argentina and Brazil’s implementation of women’s police stations, where policing is only by women and where only victims of male violence are received, provide interesting case studies to show exactly how society can benefit from a new policing culture...one that is not hyper-masculinised.

Stephanie Wild

FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY AND WOMEN IN SECURITY

August 19, 2023

Almost ten years ago, Sweden made history by becoming the first country to adopt an official ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’ (FFP), appearing to take a powerful stance on issues of gender equality around the world. Since this time, while Sweden has abandoned their FFP due to internal political changes, thirteen other states have followed in their footsteps by announcing their intentions to adopt a FFP.

Rebecca Manson

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