Women’s Perceptions of the Afghan National Police

- The security needs of Afghan men and women differ. Whereas men bear the brunt of the direct impacts of conflict, women disproportionately suffer from the indirect effects such as increased levels of domestic violence, decreased access to health care and poverty. Due to this difference in security needs, gender must be taken into account when evaluating the relationship between citizens and the Afghan National Police (ANP). more»

Stereotypes dominate debates about first female Prime Minister in Thailand

- Six months have passed since Yingluck Shinawatra was elected to the first female Prime Minister in Thailand. Since her election she provoked a variety of debates, which are connected to her femininity. Elisabetha Huber more»

Women, Revolution, Politics and Power

- During the Arab uprisings, an unprecedented number of women took to the streets, paving the way for a more important role in politics. However, in the transitional period that follows, they now have to fight against their exclusion from the political arena. Dalal al-Bizri more»

Gender and Climate Finance: Double Mainstreaming for Sustainable Development

- Climate change is not gender-neutral. Suffering from gender-based vulnerabilities to climate change, women are more often victims of climate change than men; however, women also possess knowledge of and experiences in capacities to mitigate as well as strategies to cope and adapt, which makes them important “agents of change” in the fight against global warming. Liane Schalatek more»

Knowledge Networking and Capacity Building Program on Engendering Macroeconomics and International Economics

- We are pleased to announce the first European regional program on knowledge networking and capacity building on gender, macroeconomics and international economics. Economists from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan are welcome to apply. The summer school will take place in Istanbul on 9-17 October, 2011.  more»

Playing with Numbers instead of Protecting Civil Liberties

- After strong criticism voiced by Afghan human rights and civil society organizations, the Ministry of Justice has modified the draft law on how to celebrate weddings in Afghanistan. The result is disappointing. Bente Aika Scheller more»

GENDER KICKS 2011

-  From January 26 to June 17 Germany is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2011 – the 6th Women's Word Cup. The Gunda Werner Institute is playing along by providing background information and insights. more»

Roadmap to 1325

- The UN resolution 1325 It could be a milestone for gender-equitable security policy. This volume contributes to filling the gap in knowledge about approaches both to gender-sensitive peace and security policy. Edited by the Gunda Werner Institute. Verlag Barbara Budrich, Leverkusen/ Farmington Hills 2010 more»

Peace and Security for All

- Feminist Positions and Perspectives on Peace and Security Policy. In this publication the Gunda Werner Institute presents a detailed position paper to contribute to the international debate on peace and security policy. Publication series of the Gunda Werner Institute, Volume 6, March 2010 more»

Transitional Justice – an instrument against wartime sexualised violence?

- November 3, 2011 - In recent years, concepts of Transitional Justice have been becoming increasingly important in the context of coming to terms with societies’ past conflicts. The aim is to achieve reconciliation or at least an improvement in relations between the parties that were involved in the conflict, and to find a way for an often divided society to find peaceful forms of coexistence and thus prevent future conflicts. more»

Nobel Peace Prize goes to three women's rights activists! An encouraging sign.

- Leymah Roberta Gbowee and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf – both from Liberia – and Tawakkul Karman (Yemen), three outstanding women's rights and peace activists, have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. They have, for years, campaigned in different ways and in different forms against the exploitation of women, oppression, war and violence, and for women's rights and those of other suppressed people, doing so at times under extreme conditions and at high personal risk. Gitti Hentschel more»

Militarised masculinity in armed conflicts – counter-strategies

- May 18, 2011 - Gender roles and images change in times of crises, during and following armed conflicts, and so, too, do gender relations in a conflict-ridden society. The expert talk aimed for an in depth discussion with experts from civil society and public institutions in order to develop strategies to constructively counteract expressions of brutalised masculinities, focussing on examples from the sub-Saharan region. more»

EU Countries Comparison

- EU countries on the gender test bench: In the member states of the European Union (EU) are considerable differences in dealing with the equal rights. See a comparison of the EU countries. more»

Equality and Gender in Europe

- Equalization, Gender Mainstreaming, anti-discrimination - in the matter of equal rights many impulses go out during the last years from the European Union (EU). Reason to jubilate? more»

Women's Voices, Women's Choices - 100 years International Women’s Day

- What are the achievements in the battle for more gender equality, what are the hopes and dreams women having nowadays? Which challenges and obstacles need women to overcome when seeking for their rights and their self-determination? We have asked our female partners from around the world about their viewpoints concerning this special anniversary. more»