Gender and Security Sector Reform (SSR) Toolkit

This Learning Digest highlights the importance of gender integration in security sector reform (SSR) to ensure effective, accountable, and inclusive security institutions that serve all populations. It introduces USAID's Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit as a valuable resource for practitioners seeking to incorporate gender considerations into SSR program design and implementation. The toolkit emphasizes that while expertise in both security and gender is beneficial, thoughtful program design can incorporate gender perspectives regardless of individual expertise.