This book examines the gender dimensions of a wide array of national and international security challenges.

Chantal de Jonge Oudraat is President of Women In International Security (WIIS). She has held senior positions at the US Institute of Peace, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research in Geneva.

Michael E. Brown is Professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, USA.

1. Gender and Security: Framing the Agenda Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Michael E. Brown 2. Gender and Armed Conflict Kathleen Kuehnast 3. Gender and Peacebuilding Anne Marie Goetz and Rob Jenkins 4. Gender and Terrorism Jeannette Gaudry Haynie 5. Gender and Military Organizations Ellen Haring 6. Gender and Population Movements Jane Freedman 7. Gender, Development and Security Jeni Klugman 8. Gender and Environmental Security Edward R. Carr 9. Gender, Humanitarian Emergencies and Security Tamara Nair 10. Gender, Human Rights and Security Corey Levine and Sari Kouvo 11. Gender, Governance and Security Jacqui True and Sara E. Davies 12. Promoting Gender and Security: Obstacles, Drivers and Strategies Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Michael E. Brown