This detailed research paper and synthesized policy brief explore what women’s meaningful participation in transitional justice means and “looks like” in policy and practice. The publications focus specifically on women and addressing the unique barriers to women’s meaningful participation in transitional justice processes as a result of gender-based discrimination.

These publications review the current policy framework and assertions for women’s meaningful participation in transitional justice and highlight critical gaps between policy and practice. The research paper and policy brief suggest a definition for women’s meaningful participation in transitional justice, as well as typologies of women stakeholders and roles that women play within transitional justice.