WOMEN IN SALW CONTROL IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
WOMEN IN SALW CONTROL IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

Author(s): Kosana Beker
Subject(s): Politics, Gender Studies, Security and defense
Published by: The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC)
Keywords: women’s participation; gender equality; small arms and light weapons control; security sector; Western Balkans; institutional barriers
Summary/Abstract: The importance of women’s full and effective participation in the security sector, including in small arms and light weapons (SALW) control, is being increasingly recognised within the broader efforts to promote sustained peace, security, and gender equality. This recognition is reflected in the growing body of international, regional, and jurisdictional normative frameworks that aim to enhance the genderresponsiveness of SALW control. Governments are also progressively called upon to promote women’s full, equal, meaningful, and effective participation in SALW control and address the persistent barriers to such participation and representation in this field. The Western Balkans (WB) SALW Control Roadmap and SALW control strategies and action plans adopted across the region also prioritise their full participation.

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