APPENDIX I
GENDER REFERENCE INDICATORS
Gender and Small Arms
Moving into the Mainstream
Emily Schroeder and Lauren Newhouse
Role as victims, adverse affects of conflict
Vulnerable
Suffering
Disproportionately affected
Targets
Protection
Rape, sexual violence, gender-based violence
Traumatized
HIV/AIDs
Trafficking in women, prostitution
Refugees or IDPs
Threatened security
Socio-economic effects
Exploitation
Gender equality
Reference to specific gender equality norms
Stereotypical roles of women in conflict
Family (roles: caretakers, wives, mothers, daughters, widows)
Non-stereotypical roles of women in conflict
Combatants
Protectors
Economic contributors
Providers
Heads of households
Civil society activism
Community-builders
Founders of, or participants in, women’s NGOs
Gender justice
International humanitarian law
International human rights law
ICC
Gender mainstreaming
Peacekeeping: influencing code of conduct, appointing more women as personnel, training
UN gender balance: appointing more women as ambassadors, SRSGs, personnel and staff
Establishing gender units
DDR: paying special attention to women’s needs
Gender sensitive humanitarian assistance
Gender education/training
Peace building
Supporting women’s leadership roles, from grassroots to peace table
Building the capacity of women to be active participants in conflict prevention, early warning systems, conflict management and resolution and peace education
Promoting women as assets for change
Illustrative examples
National efforts to address gender and armed conflict
Political rhetoric on conflicts affecting women, using women’s suffering to illustrate points
1325
Need to implement
SG’s Study on Women, Peace and Security, as called for in 1325
Research
Collection of gender-disaggregated data
Study of the effects of armed conflict on women
