Video

POWER ON PATROL

A new documentary which premiered at Women Deliver 2023 spotlights the men working with female activists in conflict societies around the world to challenge notions of militarised masculinities and advance feminist peace

Photography

A visual, photographic exploration of sharing different visions about who, where, how and what men can and do love in these times of increasing conflict and polarisation.

Research

A wealth of new research, reviews and analysis from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Colombia, the DRC and beyond…

photography

Militarised Masculinities & Alternatives Photography Competition – Honourable mention: Lauren Justice, for her series interview series, “What Would I Have Done If I Would Have Killed Her that Night?” with perpetrators of domestic violence in the United States

Photography

Militarised Masculinities & Alternatives Photography Competition - Honourable mention: Pedram Pirnia for his single image entitled ‘Gun In Classroom’ taken in Afghanistan.

Militarised masculinity at its most basic level, refers to the assertion that traits stereotypically associated with masculinity can be acquired and then proven through military service or action, and combat in particular.
Image Credit:
Pete Muller

collaboration closed

Image Credit:
Pete Muller

About our team

Image Credit:
Pedram Pirnia

our latest videos

Image Credit:
Carolina Navas Gutiérrez

our latest images

Image Credit:
Pete Muller

our latest podcasts

Image Credit:
MivPiv

our latest research

Latest News

#MilitarisedMasculinities #MenandLove #Photography #Nigeria
African Artists’ Foundation (AAF), in collaboration with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is pleased to present “Men and Love in Times of War and Polarisation“, a project reimagining masculinity in the context of conflict and peacebuilding. In line with WILPF’s mission to dismantle militarised masculinity and…
#MilitarisedMasculinities #FeministPeace
The 8th episode of the Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace podcast is a collaboration with the International Gender Champion’s (ICG) Podcast. We want to thank Hannah Reinl for interviewing the Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace (MMFP) podcast co-hosts, Dean Peacock and Reem Abbas, in this episode. This episode also…
#MATI2024 #MilitarisedMasculinities
Introduction  In July 2024, orientation began for the MATI participants after a competitive application process that was open to WILPF members and members in the MenEngage Africa networks. The participants began a month-long online programme with two courses on Gender, Violence, and Post-Conflict States and Men, Boys and Masculinities,…

Related materials

July 2024

Ray Acheson on the manifestations of the gun culture in the United States

July 2024

Callum Watson addresses the need for inclusion in efforts to control small arms

July 2024

Guy Feugap speaks out on the impact of arms proliferation in Cameroon

July 2024

Natália Pollachi shares her thoughts on the calls to arm Brazilian women

July 2024

Nicole Hockley on Sandy Hook and the lawsuit against Remington

July 2024

Ray Acheson of RCW on violence in the entertainment industry

November 2024

COP29: What really makes us safe? Peace, Cimate Finance and Climate Action in an Existential Time

Your donation isn’t just a financial transaction; it’s a step toward a more compassionate and equitable world. With your support, we’re poised to achieve lasting change that echoes through generations. Thank you!

Thank you!

Melissa Torres

VICE-PRESIDENT

Prior to being elected Vice-President, Melissa Torres was the WILPF US International Board Member from 2015 to 2018. Melissa joined WILPF in 2011 when she was selected as a Delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women as part of the WILPF US’ Practicum in Advocacy Programme at the United Nations, which she later led. She holds a PhD in Social Work and is a professor and Global Health Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine and research lead at BCM Anti-Human Trafficking Program. Of Mexican descent and a native of the US/Mexico border, Melissa is mostly concerned with the protection of displaced Latinxs in the Americas. Her work includes training, research, and service provision with the American Red Cross, the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Centre, and refugee resettlement programs in the U.S. Some of her goals as Vice-President are to highlight intersectionality and increase diversity by fostering inclusive spaces for mentorship and leadership. She also contributes to WILPF’s emerging work on the topic of displacement and migration.

Jamila Afghani

VICE-PRESIDENT

Jamila Afghani is the President of WILPF Afghanistan which she started in 2015. She is also an active member and founder of several organisations including the Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organisation (NECDO). Elected in 2018 as South Asia Regional Representative to WILPF’s International Board, WILPF benefits from Jamila’s work experience in education, migration, gender, including gender-based violence and democratic governance in post-conflict and transitional countries.

Sylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo

PRESIDENT

Sylvie Jacqueline NDONGMO is a human rights and peace leader with over 27 years experience including ten within WILPF. She has a multi-disciplinary background with a track record of multiple socio-economic development projects implemented to improve policies, practices and peace-oriented actions. Sylvie is the founder of WILPF Cameroon and was the Section’s president until 2022. She co-coordinated the African Working Group before her election as Africa Representative to WILPF’s International Board in 2018. A teacher by profession and an African Union Trainer in peace support operations, Sylvie has extensive experience advocating for the political and social rights of women in Africa and worldwide.

WILPF Afghanistan

In response to the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and its targeted attacks on civil society members, WILPF Afghanistan issued several statements calling on the international community to stand in solidarity with Afghan people and ensure that their rights be upheld, including access to aid. The Section also published 100 Untold Stories of War and Peace, a compilation of true stories that highlight the effects of war and militarisation on the region. 

IPB Congress Barcelona

WILPF Germany (+Young WILPF network), WILPF Spain and MENA Regional Representative

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris facilisis luctus rhoncus. Praesent eget tellus sit amet enim consectetur condimentum et vel ante. Nulla facilisi. Suspendisse et nunc sem. Vivamus ullamcorper vestibulum neque, a interdum nisl accumsan ac. Cras ut condimentum turpis. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia curae; Curabitur efficitur gravida ipsum, quis ultricies erat iaculis pellentesque. Nulla congue iaculis feugiat. Suspendisse euismod congue ultricies. Sed blandit neque in libero ultricies aliquam. Donec euismod eget diam vitae vehicula. Fusce hendrerit purus leo. Aenean malesuada, ante eu aliquet mollis, diam erat suscipit eros, in.

Demilitarisation

WILPF uses feminist analysis to argue that militarisation is a counter-productive and ill-conceived response to establishing security in the world. The more society becomes militarised, the more violence and injustice are likely to grow locally and worldwide.

Sixteen states are believed to have supplied weapons to Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020 with the US supplying 74 % of weapons, followed by Russia. Much of this equipment was left behind by the US military and is being used to inflate Taliban’s arsenal. WILPF is calling for better oversight on arms movement, for compensating affected Afghan people and for an end to all militarised systems.

Militarised masculinity

Mobilising men and boys around feminist peace has been one way of deconstructing and redefining masculinities. WILPF shares a feminist analysis on the links between militarism, masculinities, peace and security. We explore opportunities for strengthening activists’ action to build equal partnerships among women and men for gender equality.

WILPF has been working on challenging the prevailing notion of masculinity based on men’s physical and social superiority to, and dominance of, women in Afghanistan. It recognizes that these notions are not representative of all Afghan men, contrary to the publicly prevailing notion.

Feminist peace​

In WILPF’s view, any process towards establishing peace that has not been partly designed by women remains deficient. Beyond bringing perspectives that encapsulate the views of half of the society and unlike the men only designed processes, women’s true and meaningful participation allows the situation to improve.

In Afghanistan, WILPF has been demanding that women occupy the front seats at the negotiating tables. The experience of the past 20 has shown that women’s presence produces more sustainable solutions when they are empowered and enabled to play a role.

Skip to content