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SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325 (2) answer(s).
 
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Few Kind Women: Gender essentialism and Nordic peacekeeping operations / Valenius, Johanna   Journal Article
Valenius, Johanna Journal Article
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Publication 2007.
Summary/Abstract This article examines constructions of gender in UN documents and peace operations. The focus is on gender mainstreaming: the kinds of notion of men and women that are produced in gender mainstreaming and what kind of effect mainstreaming has. Based on an analysis of the key UN documents and the fieldwork among Finnish peacekeepers in Kosovo, the argument is that gender mainstreaming documents and practices tend to rely on essentialized notions of women as victims and inherently peaceful. The consequences of this are twofold. On the one hand the international community is not able to see local women as agents of their own future. On the other, the participation of women in peacekeeping forces is promoted on the basis of an alleged pacifying effect on their male colleagues. As a result traditional gender roles are reinforced and the variations in masculinities and femininities are ignored.
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Security council resolution 1325: assessing the impact on women, peace and security / Willett, Susan   Journal Article
Willett, Susan Journal Article
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Publication 2010.
Summary/Abstract October 2010 marks the tenth anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325, on 'Women, Peace and Security'. Hailed as a major milestone in the struggle for gender equality in all aspects of peacemaking, peacekeeping and post-conflict recovery, the implementation of 1325 has floundered over the intervening years. Gender discourse has been submerged by the dominant UN epistemology of hegemonic masculinity, militarism and war. This essay contextualizes the struggle for resolution 1325, and provides an overview of the major challenges that still need to be addressed if UN attempts to establish a durable peace in conflict zones are to conform to the 1325 mandate.
Key Words Security  ;  Peace  ;  Militarism  ;  Women  ;  Security Council Resolution 1325 
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