Women's Leadership and Peace-Making Initiatives

The chapter critically examines the role of women&s;s leadership in peace-making initiatives globally, arguing the essential involvement of them for achieving sustainable peace. Research demonstrates the inclusivity of women leaders in peace negotiations, which led to better and durable outcomes, and these negotiations of 35% more likely to last. Despite frameworks like UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which emphasizes women&s;s active participation, it was only 13% of women negotiators in peace talks from 1992 to 2019. It is interesting to see those studies into case histories, especially those of Liberia and Colombia, highlight grassroots activism of women in all ways that differ completely with the governance and peace outcome; yet, violence against women, together with norms of a given society, make progress hard to impact. This chapter emphasizes the imperativeness of overcoming the obstacles in order to elevate the status of women&s;s representation and their ability to contribute to peace-making. The world should focus on women&s;s leadership to create more robust and equitable societies devoted to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. Finally, the chapter gives anxious details regarding how inclusive leadership is not a moral imperative but also a strategic move for stability and preoperative worldwide.