Investing in Equity: Creating Equitable Funding for Women Peacebuilders

Authors

Jennifer Bradshaw, University of San Diego
Ruth Buffalo
Rina Kedem
Mossarat Qadeem
Lilian Riziq
Rebecca Besant, Search for Common Ground
Paulina Chiwangu, UN Women
Jennifer Hawkins, USAID
Nia Jones, UKFCDO
Elin Miller, Global Affairs Canada
Andrew Blum, University of San Diego
Christiana Lang, University of San Diego
Necla Tschirgi, University of San Diego
Carolyn Williams, University of San Diego

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Abstract or Description

Although women are vital to the success and sustainability of peace efforts, and despite progress made by the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda over the past two decades, women peacebuilders remain severely underfunded — and the funding that is available to them is often unresponsive to their needs and characterized by a power disparity between funder and funded. In order to advance women’s inclusion in peace and justice processes, this report examines what equitable funding partnerships are, why they are essential to peacebuilding, and how they can best be cultivated, providing evidence from the field to support its findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Publication Date

2-2022

Document Type

Report

Keywords

women peacebuilders, funding, women peace and security

Disciplines

Peace and Conflict Studies | Social Justice

Digital USD Citation

Bradshaw, Jennifer; Buffalo, Ruth; Kedem, Rina; Qadeem, Mossarat; Riziq, Lilian; Besant, Rebecca; Chiwangu, Paulina; Hawkins, Jennifer; Jones, Nia; Miller, Elin; Blum, Andrew; Lang, Christiana; Tschirgi, Necla; and Williams, Carolyn, "Investing in Equity: Creating Equitable Funding for Women Peacebuilders" (2022). Kroc IPJ Research and Resources. 2.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/ipj-research/2