Abstract :
Despite being uniquely affected by insecurity and violence in conflict-affected and post-conflict regions, the perspectives of women and girls are rarely brought into the security debate. The Palestinian Territories are no different. Yet, Palestinian women and girls have much to relay about the way conflict and insecurity impact their lives. With this in mind, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) released a report titled “Palestinian Women and Security: Why Palestinian Women and Girls Do Not Feel Secure” (Chaban, Daraghmeh, Stettler, 2010) in February 2010. The report documents women and girls’ perceptions of their personal security, the security sector, service providers, and violence against women. It was based on 35 semi-structured focus group discussions and eight in-depth interviews with Palestinian women and girls in seven governorates in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip between June and November 2009. Occupied East Jerusalem was not included in the report. The report’s findings revealed that Palestinian
