AuthorKarim, Sabrina, author
TitleEqual opportunity peacekeeping : women, peace, and security in post-conflict states / Sabrina Karim and Kyle Beardsley
ImprintNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017
Connect tohttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190602420.001.0001
Descript 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

SUMMARY

Despite reforms that have realized major improvements, gender power imbalances within and through peacekeeping missions continue to pose major challenges. Sabrina Karim and Kyle Beardsley explore how increasing the representation of women, particularly through an 'equal opportunity' framework, will help peacekeeping operations become more of a vehicle for gender equality globally


SUBJECT

  1. United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces
  2. United Nations. Security Council. Resolution 1325
  3. Peacekeeping forces -- Women