Gender and Security Toolkit – Tool 7: Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector and Gender

Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, the Tool:

- explains the importance of parliamentary oversight of the security sector in achieving gender equality, and likewise how the delivery of security can benefit from parliaments integrating a gender perspective into their oversight;

- provides a range of examples that illustrate how pursuing gender equality enhances a parliament’s oversight function;

- sets out a vision and strategies to deepen efforts to integrate a gender perspective in parliamentary oversight of the security sector;

- offers key recommendations for integrating a gender perspective into the parliamentary oversight of the security sector;

- lists other useful resources.

The Toolkit was published with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). Its content does not necessarily reflect the policy and position of the OSCE/ODIHR.