Feminist analyses see both the state and trafficking networks as threats to security, as trafficked persons lack freedom of movement and are at risk of abuse and poor health

Governments prioritize defense spending over healthcare,

gender norms and identities can limit people's ability to achieve security.

considering gender in policymaking.

analyzing key issues in security studies through gender lenses.

Gender lenses help us understand how gender is connected to power dynamics and how it shapes international processes and practices.

rethought to reduce inequality and encourage security for people in their daily lives.

ects of war on women, we can gain a better understanding of the unequal gender relations that sustain military activities.

simplistic views of women as victims

individual insecurity, for marginalized and disempowered individuals.

eminist security studies focus on how insecurities are created and how individuals respond to them within structures of violence and oppression

security language