Defence must recognise that women, peace and security isn’t just a personnel issue

Summary

KEY POINTS:

1. UN Secretary-General said that regarding the WPS Agenda "women’s participation should be a default, not an afterthought. But that is not the case."
2. Women’s security is an indicator of national security; and sexual and gender-based violence increases during conflict.
3. ADF needs to better integrate WPS considerations into planning for operations.

References

• Media Check: The STRATEGIST Australian Strategic Policy Institute ASPI Australian  Commonwealth owned independent, think tank: HIGH CREDIBILITY 
• Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au) 
• ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME) 
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC.