NEW RELEASE!
Very excited to post this report by my team @CNA_org from a congressionally-mandated study led by @Pamela_Faber on whether DOD policies & activities adequately account for the roles of #women & #gender in #terrorist groups.
cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/… 1/n
Very excited to post this report by my team @CNA_org from a congressionally-mandated study led by @Pamela_Faber on whether DOD policies & activities adequately account for the roles of #women & #gender in #terrorist groups.
cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/… 1/n
For the study, the team researched & ID'd the roles of women & gender in terrorist groups; assessed whether current DOD counterterrorism (CT) & countering violence extremism (CVE) strategy, policy, & activities incorporate gender considerations; ... 2/n
... and identified gaps, risks & opportunities for DOD in the areas of strategy/policy/doctrine, training & education, operations & programs, and conceptual understanding. 3/n
The report identifies a number of specific findings pertaining to the roles of women in terrorist groups, both historically & today. A summary of these is shown here 👇 4/n
The report also identifies select findings w/respect to DOD CT/CVE efforts to date. These are summarized here 👇5/n
On the whole, the team identified four overarching conclusions, as follows:
1. The dominant stereotypes about women’s roles in terrorist groups miss the vast majority of female activity in these groups & fundamentally fail to capture women’s lived experiences. 6/n
1. The dominant stereotypes about women’s roles in terrorist groups miss the vast majority of female activity in these groups & fundamentally fail to capture women’s lived experiences. 6/n
2. Despite significant growth in this space since the passage of Women, Peace & Security (WPS) legislation, internal DOD activities that are truly gender considered are severely limited, lack nuance, & are not institutionalized. 7/n
3. External DOD CT/CVE efforts do not consider the roles men or women play from a nuanced perspective & they are disproportionately influenced by a set of gender stereotypes that shape expectations of men & women’s roles. 8/n
4. Many of the gaps in current DOD CT/CVE approaches with respect to the roles of women & men in terrorist groups can be traced to misunderstanding gender as a concept. 9/n
The report provides specific recommendations for DOD to address gaps, risks & opportunities associated with each of these major conclusions. To see what they are, I recommend you read the report! 👇
cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/… 10/10
cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/… 10/10
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