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In the past women have been excluded from peace initiatives.. - However, with the advent of UNSCR 1325 (2000) women's agency. - in the process has been heightened through a new framework for. - involvement. UNSCR 1325 is a policy document that acknowledges. - the link between women, peace, and security and uses. - gender mainstreaming as a mechanism to implement its objectives.. - Yet in spite of its policy advancements, over a decade later. - women still do not participate equally in peace and security initiatives. - that impact on the sustainability of peace. This article. - aims to explore the context of this framework through considerations. - of the gender mainstreaming provision in the disarmament,. - demobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration (DDRR) process. - in Liberia. Using interviews with women associated with fighting. - forces (WAFFs)/ex-combatants the article argues that although. - there was a specific targeted focus showing some gender responsive. - design and coordination, WAFFs'/ex-combatants' unique needs,. - especially those of a social and psychological nature, were poorly. - addressed. In addition, the commentary shows that the focus did. - not attend to structural inequality issues such as sexual and gender. - based violence (SGBV). (International Interactions (London)/ FUB)

Introduction: An introduction to Resolution 1325: measuring progress and impact, Louise Olsson and Theodora-Ismene Gizelis . - PART I: Participation . - 1. Women's participation and peace? The decline of armed conflict in East Asia, Erik Melander and Elin Bjarnegård . - 2. Women's participation in international operations and missions, Louise Olsson, Anita Schjølset and Frida Möller . - 3. Female peacekeepers and gender balancing: Token gestures or informed policymaking? Kyle Beardsley and Sabrina Karim . - PART II: Protection . - 4. Understanding protection: Actors, victims, and power Jana Krause . - 5. War and gender inequalities in health, Henrik Urdal and Chi Primus Che . - 6. Assessing sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, Ragnhild Nordås and Siri Rustad . - PART III: Gender Mainstreaming . - 7. Exploring gender mainstreaming in security and development, Theodora-Ismene Gizelis and Jana Krause . - 8. (En)gendered security? Gender mainstreaming and women's inclusion in peace processes, Kara Ellerby . - 9. Gender mainstreaming unravelled: The case of DDRR in Liberia, Helen Basini . - Postscript: Challenges and opportunities for forwarding gender, peace, and security, Edward Newman and Karl DeRouen