Women Peace Security

This set of flashcards covers key concepts related to the Women Peace Security framework, including historical feminist movements, significant milestones, definitions, and the implications on peace and security.

Women Peace and Security

UN Security Council Resolution (1325); role of women in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and security.

First Wave Feminism

legal issues, women's right to vote; 1870s to the 1920s.

Second Wave Feminism

1970s and 1980s; workplace, family, education, and sexuality.

Third Wave Feminism

1990s; race, class, and gender identities.

Anita Hill Hearings

1991 hearings where Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment, leading to a national conversation on the issue.

Beijing Conference

1995; Hillary Clinton, 'human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights'.

UNSCR 1325

women have the right to participate in decision making processes that affect them

Four Pillars of WPS

Participation, Prevention, Protection, and Relief and Recovery

Agency

capacity to act independently and make decisions

National Action Plans for WPS

Plans made by countries to include women in peace and security efforts

Victorian Fashion

designed to restrict women's mobility,

Right to own a bank account

The 1960s legal change granting women the ability to open bank accounts independently of their husbands.

Core obstacles to peace deal

Disputes over the fate of territories in Ukraine's eastern region (Donbas area.)