This paper examines the rehabilitation and reintegration (R&R) component of Screening, Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (SPRR) frameworks in Europe, noting that despite legal commitments to gender-sensitive and gender-mainstreamed approaches, implementation remains uneven. The study highlights the gendered experiences of women associated with Daesh and identifies the specific needs of women returnees.
It then maps the range of professional roles involved in supporting women’s R&R across European Union Member States and offers recommendations for strengthening gender-responsive practice. These include integrating training on gender and intersectional identity factors, adapting indicators and risk assessment tools to incorporate gender-sensitive criteria, measuring success in relation to long-term reintegration goals, and avoiding gender-blind or male-normed benchmarks when evaluating women’s and girls’ progress.