In January 2023, the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) approved a program of cooperation between the ASEAN-Australia Political Security Partnership (APSP) and ASEAN-IPR with a focus on women, peace and security. The goal of the program of cooperation is to advance WPS knowledge production and engagement in ASEAN through support to institutional capacity strengthening for the ASEAN Women for Peace Registry and ASEAN-IPR.

APSP is an investment of the Australian Government to support ASEAN’s ability to lead a more coordinated, cohesive, and inclusive response to transnational political security, implemented by The Asia Foundation. Under the program of cooperation between ASEAN-IPR and APSP, The Asia Foundation is seeking a researcher or researchers to conduct research into the challenges and opportunities of women’s leadership in the armed forces in ASEAN.

ASEAN IPR has consistently prioritized the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda, especially since the adoption of the Joint Statement on Promoting WPS in ASEAN in 2017. The WPS Agenda received considerable momentum with the completion of the Regional Study on WPS in ASEAN in 2021, and the completion and launch of the Regional Plan of Action (RPA) on WPS in 2022.

Read more at: https://asiafoundation.org/career/research-consultancy-on-understanding-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-womens-leadership-in-the-armed-forces-in-asean/