Advancing Legal and Policy Models for Women in Peacebuilding and Security Ugoeze Sylvanus-Killian, LLB, BL, MLS

Empowering women in security and peacebuilding is recognised as a global necessity. However, several limitations remain due to firmly entrenched cultural, institutional, and organisational challenges. Women, whether acting as experts, field workers, or policymakers, commonly confront barriers ingrained in patriarchal traditions. This article aims to identify the challenges women face in these fields and to highlight their role within a larger policy and legislative framework. It acknowledges that sustainable progress requires legislative support, institutional backing, and intentional reform. To tackle these problems, the article proposes tailored institutional and judicial reforms to enable women to contribute meaningfully to national peace and development alongside their male counterparts. By establishing structures that transform women’s traditional roles from limitations to opportunities, institutions and stakeholders could greatly benefit from their potential as equal partners in security and integrative development.

Legal ,Policy, Models, Women, Peacebuilding

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