Women, Peace, and Security in Professional military education
volume 2
Edited by Lauren Mackenzie, PhD, and Colonel Dana Perkins, PhD
DOI: 10.56686/9798987336120
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda is a global framework and policy tool that guides national actions addressing gender inequalities and the drivers of conflict and its impact on women and girls. By fostering structural and institutional change, the WPS agenda aims to 1) prevent conflict and all forms of violence against women and girls and 2) ensure the inclusion and participation of women in peace and security decision-making processes to incorporate their specific needs in relief and recovery situations. This volume gathers student papers from the Joint Women, Peace, and Security Academic Forum’s 2022–23 WPS in PME Writing Award program, a best-of selection of informative and empowering work that intersects with Department of Defense equities supporting global WPS principles. Student participants in the Joint WPS Academic Forum hail from prestigious DOD academic institutions, and this monograph shows how the strategic leaders of tomorrow embrace WPS today, offering a strong indication of how WPS principles will be implemented over time and how they will influence the paradigm of peace and security and our approaches to conflict preventionand resolution.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
by Colonel Dana Perkins, PhD, USAR
2022 AWARD WINNING PAPERS
Chapter 1. Closing the Gender Gap: An Analysis of Female Retention in Combat Arms Branches
by Major Kimberly G. Brutsche, USA
Chapter 2. Operationalizing Women, Peace, and Security in Transforming Conflict
by Colonel Rachel J. Wienke, USA
Chapter 3. Balancing Gender Representation: Investigating Strategies for the Retention of Females in the U.S. Air Force
by Mr. Joseph "Kenny" LaSalle, U.S. Congress
Chapter 4. Gender Perspective in Somalia
by Captain Brianna Burgett, USMC
2023 AWARD WINNING PAPERS
Chapter 5. More Effective Coercive Diplomacy: A Gendered Approach
by Lieutenant Colonel Alyssa Y. Astphan, USARNG
Chapter 6. Women, Peace, and Security: Progress, Challenges, and the Future
by Lieutenant Colonel Juan R. Matias Colon, USAF
Chapter 7. Syria: Effects of Women’s Participation during Conflict and Its Lasting Effects
by Major Miranda Justice, USA
Chapter 8. Operational Gender Analysis: Iran
by Major Melissa Blyleven, USMC
Conclusion
by Lauren Mackenzie, PhD
Glossary of Key WPS Concepts and Terms
About the Editors