Abstract
Peace agreements often establish political institutions designed to accommodate conflict parties. However, this approach can lead to the continuing marginalization of other groups, including women. This does not have to be the case. Peace agreements are opportunities to establish inclusive institutions. This article examines the adoption of gender quotas in independent commissions. Commissions are institutions that are not directly elected or directly managed by elected officials, but carry out a specific public policy role. They are frequently provided for in peace accords and gender quotas are sometimes included in the provisions establishing them. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the case of the Truth, Coexistence and Non-Recurrence Commission in Colombia as an initial assessment of whether women’s political empowerment, external mediation, and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, factors found to contribute to other gender provisions in peace processes, contribute to the adoption of quotas.
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