Virtual Multi-Stakeholder Sectoral Conference on Gains and Challenges of Gender Mainstreaming: Peace and Security Sector

The Gains and Challenges of Gender Mainstreaming: the PCW and NAPC Sectoral Multi-Stakeholder Conference provided a venue for sharing valuable lessons learned from implementing various programs and projects to address the issues and concerns of the sectors to gather lessons learned from the perspective of key stakeholders. It also gathered the gains and challenges that surfaced and served as inputs for the development of gender-responsive policies, programs, and interventions that are more focused on the grassroots level. The conference recognized the shift from a government-focused gender mainstreaming approach to a multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional approach that harnesses gender mainstreaming efforts of civil society, the academe, international organizations, the private sector, and the grassroots level towards a synergistic and inclusive gender-responsive governance approach.

The gender mainstreaming practices in the Peace and Security Sector presented government-initiated programs and projects nationwide. It served as a venue to discuss pressing issues of women and children in conflict-affected and conflict-vulnerable areas.

The discussions also focused on the vital role of women in nation-building and peacekeeping. Law enforcement and implementing agencies also highlighted the existing mechanisms of the government to address Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC).