WPS Resource Center
A tool for academics and practitioners interested in gender and conflict.
WPS Index 2025/26
Progress for women’s rights and wellbeing has stalled globally, according to the 2025/26 Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index. WPS Index scores reveal that global progress on women’s status has largely stagnated since tracking began in 2017, with declines in certain regions. “As wars and conflicts reach a historic peak, progress on women’s status nears…
Pathways to Education for Afghan Women and Girls
This month, Afghanistan’s schools opened for the start of a new academic year, but Afghan girls remain excluded from the classroom. The Taliban’s ban on girls’ education has lasted over a year and its implications are dire. Without the promise of a secondary education, increases in forced child marriage, gender-based violence, and depression disproportionately affect…
WPS Index 2021/22
The global advance of women’s status has slowed and disparities have widened across countries, according to the third edition of the Women, Peace and Security Index (WPS Index) released today at the United Nations. The WPS Index, published by Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace…
Women’s Empowerment as a Path to Peace
This study explores the relationship between gender inequality and violent conflict at a societal level. The results reveal that narrowing of gender gaps in education, employment, financial inclusion, and political participation, as well as reduced rates of adolescent fertility and intimate partner violence, are significantly associated with lower levels of organized violence. This suggests that advancing gender…
The Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus
Climate change is widely and increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” that can contribute to heightened fragility. But, conflict is not inevitable. Women at the grassroots are uniquely positioned to contribute to sustainable natural resource management, climate-resilient communities, and enhanced peace and stability. For policymakers and practitioners, promoting women’s contributions can accelerate gains across peace,…
Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
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Women Building Resilient Cities in the Context of Climate Change
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2242 recognized climate change as an important consideration for the peace and security of women and girls. Women – marginalized in economic, political, and social spheres in many contexts – have even fewer available resources to cope with climate-related disasters as they face unique and often disproportionate risks. Yet despite…
