Theme 5: Science for Peace and for Safe and Secure Societies

This session examines scientific evidence and analyses of the widespread and destructive consequences of violence against women and girls across a range of contexts, to recommend how gender violence can be prevented and societies made safe and more secure in times of discord and conflict.
Moderator introducing Theme 5: 5-0 Eun Ha Chang, Director, Center for International Development and Cooperation, Korean Women’s Development Institute

• 5-1 Rebecca Blum, Strategic Analyst - Security and Defence Policy and International Affairs and Development, Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations (NCGM), Sweden
  Integrating gender perspectives into the planning, execution and evaluation phases of military operations and exercises
• 5-2 Fredrik Bondestam, Director, Swedish Centre for Gender Research, U. Gothenburg, Sweden
  The pernicious nature of sexual harassment. What’s needed to stop perpetrators
• 5-3 Shalva Weil, Senior Researcher, School of Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  Ensuring safe societies by femicide prevention. A global perspective.
• 5-4 Gunhui Chung, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Hoseo University, and member of research team at GISTeR, Rep. of Korea
  Gender empowerment of the society improves resilience in disaster management.