Gender Perspectives on IHL




ATHA Podcast show

Summary: In conversations with key experts and practitioners, this podcast will consider how the practical implementation and enforcement of IHL affects men, women, girls and boys differently. We will examine the gendered nature of protections under IHL, and assess what progress has been made in addressing the gendered nature of international law. Finally, we will consider how to address disparities in the law and in its implementation with regard to gender and humanitarian protection. Expert commentators: Cpt. Anna Björsson, Gender Advisor to the Chief of Operations at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters; Helen Durham, Director for International Law and Policy, ICRC; Rebecca Eapen, Senior Gender Equality Adviser Division of International Protection, UNHCR; Charlotte Isaksson, Gender Adviser, SACEUR and Allied Command Operations (NATO); Arwa Mhanna, Humanitarian Consultant; Sebastián Molano, Gender and Development Consultant; Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Professor of Law, Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University; Cecilia Tengroth, Senior Legal Adviser, Swedish Red Cross