This Quarterly Research Review synthesises contemporary research on gender mainstreaming within counter-terrorism (CT) and P/CVE policy frameworks. It compiles key academic and policy contributions to clarify how gender-responsive strategies can be integrated into threat assessment, programme design, and response mechanisms.
The review emphasises that gender mainstreaming requires moving beyond women-centric approaches to incorporate gender analysis across institutional structures, security sector reform, monitoring and evaluation, and community engagement. It highlights the risks of gender-blind and patriarchal security institutions, and underscores the importance of embedding gender-sensitive and human rights compliant frameworks into P/CVE programming.
The review concludes that mainstreaming gender requires institutional commitment, capacity-building, gender-disaggregated data, and sustained engagement with civil society to ensure that P/CVE efforts do not exacerbate inequality or undermine human rights protections.