A Plea for Engendering Human Security

The human security concept centred around rights is a radical departure from the traditional state-centric approach to security issues. However this paradigm needs to be engendered because experience has shown that the concept of “people” still leaves out women, especially those at the margins. Threats from militarism, patriarchy, chauvinism, sectarianism, poverty and denial of rights affect women differently than they do men and since structures and institutions of power remain patriarchal, there is need for a gender balance as well as a feminization of security. Many countries in principle accept people's rights and yet discriminate against women in practice. It is time that steps like evolving gendered security indicators in order to assess the threats to human security are brought on the security agenda

Chauvinism · Critical security studies · Denial · Human rights · Human security · International security · Militarism · Network security policy · Patriarchy · Political science · Politics · Sectarianism · Security studies · Sociology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · Law

• Freedom or Restraint

  Open Access•Erwin Nur Rif'ah, Erwin Nur Rif’ah•Journal of Southeast Asian Human…•2018

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• A Systematic Literature Review of Gendered Human Security Approaches

  Open Access•Theresa Ammann, Tamara A Kool•Journal of Human Security•2021

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• Perceptions of Human Security among Islamic School Students, Parents and Teachers in Southern Thailand’s Subnational Conflict Zone

  Tarik Abdel‐Monem, Tarik Abdel-Monem et al.•Civil Wars•2020

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• African Union promotion of human security in Africa

  Thomas Kwasi Tieku•African Security Review•2007

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• Human security as inclusive security—gender, epistemology and equality

  Katja Svensson•African Security Review•2007

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• Human Security and the State in Africa

  Ian S Spears•African Security Review•2007

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• Feminism and Peace Studies

  Open Access•John S Moolakkattu, Moolakkattu Stephen John•Indian Journal of Gender Studies•2006

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• Critical Voices and Human Security

  Open Access•Ryerson Christie•Security Dialogue•2010

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• Some humans are more Human than Others

  Open Access•Natasha Marhia•Security Dialogue•2013

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• Whose Security are We Protecting in a Time of Climate Change? How Gender Bias Affects Human Security for Pacific Women

  Elise Howard•Geopolitics•2023

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• A New Scientific Field and Policy Lens

  Open Access•Lloyd Axworthy•Security Dialogue•2004

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• Boomerang Effect

  Open Access•P H Liotta•Security Dialogue•2002

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• A Political Worldview

  Open Access•Ramesh Thakur•Security Dialogue•2004

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• Victims, Perpetrators or Actors? Gender, Armed Conflict and Political Violence

  Fernando A Wilson, F Wilson•Journal of Refugee Studies•2002

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• The Idea of Human Security

  Open Access•Kanti Bajpai•International Studies•2003

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