Chapter 1: Introduction, Saira Yamin Part I: Emerging and Non-Traditional Security Paradigms Section Introduction Chapter 2: Iran: Gender Inequality, Impacts of Climate Change, and Environmental Degradation, Jody M. Prescott and Saloumeh Torani Chapter 3: A Gendered Redefinition of Security in a Warming World: Toward Gender Transformative Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation, Maryruth Belsey-Priebe Chapter 4: AI, Technology, and Online Gender-Based Violence in Post-Conflict Kosovo, Roxane Turner Chapter 5: The Double Persecution of Women and Faith in the Uyghur Genocide: Threats to U.S. National Security and International Norms, Susan Yoshihara and Peter Tozzi Chapter 6: Women, Peace, and (Bio)Security, Dana Perkins Chapter 7: Parallel Travelers: How Early Female Arctic Explorers Enhanced National Security, Mary Thompson-Jones Part II: Democratic Institution-Building and State Stabilization in Fragile and Post-Conflict Contexts Section Introduction Chapter 8: The First and Forgotten: Nadejda Stancioff, the First Wave of Female Diplomats in the Interwar Era and Lesson Learned, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger Chapter 9: Cold War Over the German Woman: The United States’ Most Strategic Move, Cornelia Weiss Chapter 10: Integrating Military Security Cooperation and Religious Peacebuilding for Women, Peace, and Security in Nepal, Joe Evans Chapter 11: Ensuring Women’s Participation in the Sudanese Peace Process: Good Practices from the Field, Eduarda Hamann and Gabriela Bernardes Chapter 12: Navigating Gender Dynamics Amidst State Fragility and the Withdrawal of MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Natacha Ciezki Chapter 13: One Step Forward, Ten Steps Backward: How the West Failed Afghan Women, Hayat Alvi Chapter 14: Post-Conflict Development of Women’s Grassroots Leadership: Peace Insights from Rwanda and Serbia, Amanda Metcalfe Chapter 15: Women’s Caucuses, Female Leadership, and Post-Conflict Political Life in Iraq, Samantha Lakin Part III: Operationalizing Women, Peace, and Security in Contemporary Wars Section Introduction Chapter 16: Gendered Risks and Civilian Protection during Military Activities and Operations, Jody Prescott Chapter 17: Exploiting the Principles of Women, Peace, and Security: Gaining an Asymmetric Advantage in the Operational Environment, Elizabeth Huffman Chapter 18: The Russo-Ukrainian War and Gendered Approaches to Strategic Competition, Olga R. Chiriac and Jahara “FRANKY” Matisek Chapter 19: Hiding in Plain Sight: Operationalizing Women, Peace, and Security to Neutralize Hybrid Warfare, Gráinne Ross Chapter 20: The Myth of Women’s Inclusion in Ashley’s War, Lauren Ward Part IV: Gender-Responsive Security Sector Reform Section Introduction Chapter 21: Pushing the Boundaries: Women in the Philippines Security Sector, Jennifer Santiago Oreta Chapter 22: The Implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security in the Republic of Moldova: Lessons Learned and Good Practices, Natalia Albu Chapter 23: An Important Time: Describing Variation in Parental Leave Policies of the Armed Forces in Latin America, Fabiana Sofia Perera Chapter 24: Promoting Women’s Increased and Meaningful Participation in Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, Mizuho Kajiwara Chapter 25: Defense Objective 1: Assessing Meaningful Participation of Women in U.S. Army Combat Arms Units, Antonieta Rico and Kris Fuhr Chapter 26: The Frailty Myth: The Case for Gender-Neutral Physical Fitness Assessment Practices Among United States Airmen, Stephanie A. Fraioli and Magdalena T. Bogacz Chapter 27: Politics of Belonging: Men as Allies in the Meaningful Inclusion of Women in the Security Sector, James M. Minnich Part V: Terrorists, Insurgents, Revolutionaries, and Henchwomen Section Introduction Chapter 28: Adele Ann Balasingham’s Tamil Tigresses, Christopher C. Harmon Chapter 29: Conflict Dynamics in Northeast India and Women in Insurgencies: A Case Study of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim, Namrata Goswami Chapter 30: Women’s Radicalization in Pakistan: A Case Study of Jamia Hafsa, the Red Mosque, Shabana Fayyaz Chapter 31: Women on the Frontlines of Myanmar’s Democratic Revolution, Miemie Winn Byrd Chapter 32: Displaced Warriors: The Failed Reintegration of Female Ex-Combatants in the Middle East and Africa, Jane Stokes Chapter 33: Veiled Threats: How Iranian Women Shape National Security from the Inside Out, Heidi Elizabeth Lane Part VI: Epilogue and Conclusion Section Introduction Chapter 34: Everyone Should Care: A Reintroduction of the Women, Peace, and Security Framework to Conservatives, and the Like, Magdalena T. Bogacz and Jacob F. Lanier Chapter 35: Conclusion: Toward a Twenty-First Century Ecosystem of Peace and Security, Saira Yamin
Biography
Saira Yamin is Professor of National Security Affairs and leads the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) program at the U.S. Naval War College. At the forefront of advancing the U.S. WPS policy framework since its roll-out, she has contributed to National Action Plan development and implementation across multiple world regions, including the Asia-Pacific and Europe. As a scholar-practitioner, Dr. Yamin also brings extensive field experience from the South Asian development sector on critical gender and refugee issues.
'Since its 2000 mandate, WPS needs reassessment. Despite the "debacle" of the Taliban's 2021 return and subsequent erasure of women’s rights, fading feminist foreign policies, and dismissed institutional commitments, WPS relevance grows on the ground. This first book to focus on defense practitioners provides a timely compendium of wisdom.’
Valerie Hudson, University Distinguished Professor and George H.W. Bush Chair, Texas A&M University, USA
‘Saira Yamin is uniquely qualified to edit this handbook, having led Women, Peace, and Security initiatives for over a decade. She collaborates with professionals who have operationalized this framework to enhance global security. These wide-ranging chapters offer vital insights for students and practitioners seeking to implement WPS in the field.’
Joan Johnson-Freese, University Professor Emeritus, Naval War College, USA
