Women and Counterterrorism
CGCC seeks to identify and analyze the various roles women play – including those of victims, supporters, perpetrators, preventers, peacebuilders, and security actors – in terrorism and counterterrorism efforts. The UN Security Council has passed a number of resolutions on the role of women in peacekeeping, conflict resolution, and peace and security issues more broadly, but the roles of women as they relate to terrorism and counterterrorism issues have remained less explored.
CGCC has provided recommendations directed at the United Nations and other international actors on how to best shape an integrated approach to gender and terrorism prevention. CGCC also strives to integrate a gender dimension into its broader body of work, further developing this work through engagement with civil society actors, law enforcement officials, and counterterrorism practitioners to enhance gender expertise among law enforcement officials and develop community-owned countering violent extremism (CVE) policies that incorporate a gender perspective.
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Gender and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Policy Toolkit
The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)’s Gender and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) Policy Toolkit was developed under the leadership of the GCTF CVE Working Group Co-Chairs, the governments of Australia and Indonesia, and implemented by the Global Center with support from Professor Jacqui True and a twelve-person Expert Project...
Project
GCTF Gender and P/CVE Policy Toolkit
The Global Center is in the process of finalizing a Gender and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) Policy Toolkit. The initiative was launched in April 2020 by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and is co-led by the governments of Australia and Indonesia and implemented by the Global Center. Building...
Events
New York / Virtual RoundtablesGlobal Center Roundtable Series
The Global Center is hosting a series of interactive, informal roundtable discussions on substantive issues and new developments relating to violent extremism, terrorism, and counterterrorism with guest speakers representing the United Nations, national governments, civil society, and the private sector. These roundtables are part of the Global Center’s work on...
Events
New York / Virtual2020 Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week
The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism organized its first Virtual Counter-Terrorism week in lieu of the 2020 Counter-Terrorism Week, were they hosted ten webinars and interactive discussions over the course of the week under the overarching theme of “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment” to...
Publications
A Closer Look
This policy brief examines gender from the perspective of women’s roles in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in Southeast Asia. It identifies key challenges, gaps, and needs, and offers recommendations for national and regional stakeholders, international donors, and program implementers to consider in advancing gender sensitive P/CVE policies, strategies,...
Project
Pathways to Female Radicalization and Desistance: Learning from the UK’s Channel Program
Women and girls have played key roles as ideologues, facilitators, fundraisers, and recruiters for violent extremist groups. The international community increasingly recognizes that failure to account for the agency and motivations of women in supporting violent extremism can result in ineffectual responses. To help address this gap in the quantitative...
Events
Bangkok, ThailandPreventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia: Advancing Gender Inclusion and Women’s Participation
The Global Center, with support from the government of the Netherlands, convened a two-day regional workshop to explore critical lessons and practical opportunities in developing responses that advance women’s inclusion and gender integration in policies and programs aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism. Participants included civil society actors, law...
Project
The Roles of Women in Preventing Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia
Policymakers and practitioners have increasingly recognized that a closer understanding of the roles women play in relation to preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) is critical to developing tailored strategies to strengthen resilience against extremist violence, and support victims and survivors of terrorist attacks. This project aims to advance the...
Events
Washington DC and New York, NYLaunch of "A Man’s World? Exploring the Roles of Women in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism"
The Global Center together with Hedayah launched an edited volume of essays exploring the roles of women in preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism. Editors, Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Sara Zeiger, and Rafia Bhulai, shared key findings and recommendations at launch events in Washington, DC and New York City on...
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