The 2024 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Implementation Plan is framed within the context of the current complex threat environment, in which gendered threats can exacerbate insecurity and present significant challenges to peace and security. Examples of current and emerging risks faced by women and girls include:
• Extreme ideologies involving threats against women’s rights and safety that contribute to misogyny and gender-based violence (GBV).
• Gender biases that may be generated from lack of Artificial Intelligence (AI) oversight and testing.
• Climate-related disasters that impact women and girls disproportionately due to a lack of access to gender-specific resources.

To guide the execution of DHS WPS initiatives, the 2024 Implementation Plan is organized around the five lines of effort (LOE) of the WPS Strategy and National Action Plan. A key approach to the operationalization of WPS concepts within DHS programs, operations, exercises, and other activities is through the integration of a gender perspective, an analytical framework for understanding how factors including social norms, power imbalances, and access to resources shape human security concerns of a diverse population.