Canadian-based network of scholars, students, practitioners & organizations working on issues related to WPS. Funded by @NationalDefence
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#Update @NationalDefence | We’re Moving! Find us on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/rnwps/) and Instagram (instagram.com/rnwps/).
#WPS @NationalDefence | Our annotated bibliography “Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Latin America,” prepared by Frieda Garcia Castellanos, provides key sources on the convergence of GBV and weaponry.
rnwps.ca/resources/bibliogra…
#policybrief @NationalDefence | Our brief, “Canada’s Role in Global Violence Against Indigenous Women,” by Jordan Bates-Wright (@uOttawa) explores Canada’s feminist foreign policy and Indigenous women's right to live free from violence.
rnwps.ca/policy-briefs/pb-17…
#Reports @NationalDefence | In the recent “What We Heard Roundtable on Future-Proofing Women, Peace, and Security” at the @uOttawa, alongside the technical report created with the WPSN-C, emphasizes gender power dynamics and the WPS framework.
Link: rnwps.ca/research/project-re…
#Webinar @NationalDefence | The RN-WPS and WPSN-C will be hosting an online seminar “Women, Peace, and Security: How it Applies to Canada.” The seminar on March 24 (Eng) & 25 (Fr) will look at Canada's role in the WPS during this time of instability.
Link: rnwps.ca/events/webinar-wps
Research Network on Women, Peace and Security retweeted
This #IWD2026, the theme #GiveToGain highlights the importance of sharing knowledge, mentorship, and opportunity to advance gender equality.
In that spirit, WIIS-Canada is proud to launch our Advisory Council 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿
Learn more: wiiscanada.org/pages/advisor…
#Reports @NationalDefence | In the recent What We Heard in an event co-hosted by CÉRIUM (@UMontreal), the feminist perspective is taken as to whether disarmament is possible in a remilitarizing world.
Link: rnwps.ca/research/project-re…
#policybrief @NationalDefence | In our policy brief "Reforming Healthcare for Gender Inclusive CRSV Strategies," @uOttawa’s Afomia Selemon highlights the necessity of health-care-focused interventions for CRSV.
Link: rnwps.ca/policy-briefs/pb-16…
#Reports @NationalDefence | Our latest 2025 DREAM Lab report critically analyzes Canada’s militarized spending and explores how these funds could be redirected to better address the human security risks faced by everyday Canadians.
Click to read further: rnwps.ca/research/project-re…
#Reports @NationalDefence | In our latest report, Emannuelle Coupan, Yohanan Demeke, Sasha Imbleau, and Rebecca Tiessen write on “Forgotten Crises and Implications for Women, Peace and Security.”
Click to read further: rnwps.ca/research/project-re…
#WPSEvents @NationalDefence | On November 7th, CÉRIUM @UMontreal and the RN-WPS co-hosted “Remilitarisation, technologies et perspectives féministes : repenser la sécurité mondiale”.
Link to watch the event in French: youtube.com/watch?v=cHU_gLe6…
#policybrief MINDS @NationalDefence | In our latest policy brief, Colleen Bell and Maya Soifer from the @usask write on “Colonial Harm, Policing, and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda”.
Click to Read: rnwps.ca/policy-briefs/pb-15…
#policybrief @NationalDefence | In Ghadir Salame from @uOttawa Policy Brief “Commitments Without Context,” she examines Canada’s commitments to the Iraq Stabilization Program.
Link: rnwps.ca/policy-briefs/pb-14…
#WPSEvents @NationalDefence | On November 7th, alongside CÉRIUM @UMontreal , the RN-WPS will be hosting “Remilitarisation, technologies et perspectives féministes : repenser la sécurité mondiale”.
Link: bit.ly/47VQxmx
This event will highlight how the rapid remilitarization of states & technological advancements may be understood on both the national & international level. The discussion will explore the roles of artificial intelligence and these new technologies during this transformation