To achieve SOF’s goals of global stability and security, it is critical to include women – service members from both U.S. and partner nation SOF - in all aspects of operations. This new monograph examines formal and informal laws related to personal status and sexual/gender-based violence in Jordan and Somalia to demonstrate how the rule of law can impede women’s ability to participate fully in society and in the security sector.

Gender, Law, and Security: The Unseen Foundation of Global Stability

By Brenda Oppermann, JD, MA, and Julie B. Leftwich, JD, MA

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