WIIS has created the Data Assessment Tool as an interactive dashboard to access, filter, and visualize the data WIIS collected as part of the “Enhancing Security” Project, which examined the level of implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda in the military and police forces of 29 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The tool can be freely accessed after completing the form below.
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Introducing the “Enhancing Security” Project
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In 2020, Women In International Security (WIIS) was approached by the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) to establish a baseline of data and best practices to assist partner nations in 29 LAC countries in examining the implementation of the WPS agenda in their respective military and police forces. Data for 14 countries (13 countries in SOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility, plus Mexico) was collected in 2020, and data collection for the remaining 15 LAC countries in its AOR was conducted in 2022-2023.
- For this project, WIIS expanded its gender assessment tool, originally developed for a similar project for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2015, adding and adapting indicators relevant to the Latin American and Caribbean case. In particular, indicators for evaluating police agencies working at the national level were developed, recognizing operational duties, including that the national police may be called upon to respond to cases of civil unrest and protect borders or deal with in-country humanitarian emergencies.
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In sum, 51 indicators were developed to examine the degree of political will, change in institutional policies and practices, and the existence of a sustainable monitoring and evaluation mechanism in military and national police forces in each country. The project aimed to establish the level of importance a government places on women’s inclusion in security considerations and operational forces, whether a national government was actively engaged in changing institutional structures, policies, and practices to align with WPS goals, and whether the national government had institutionalized a monitoring and evaluation framework to chart its progress over time.
- Methodology
- Of the 29 countries studies, 14 were selected for the 2020 study: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Mexico. The 2022-2023 study examined an additional 15 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, and Suriname.
- The Enhancing Security project utilized quantitative and qualitative data to better analyze the challenges to integrating the WPS agenda in the region and uncover previously unidentified opportunities and partnerships for further development of the WPS agenda. The mixed methodological framework involved recruiting 29 research country teams (from national and local government representatives, military and police personnel, civil society, and academe) to collect the data. Workshops were organized to create and train the teams and assist in quantitative and qualitative data collection. The research country teams worked with the WIIS team to process and verify the data. You can access the quantitative and qualitative data in the original Country Assessment Tables and Summary Reports here:
Using this data, WIIS published its findings in its Enhancing Security: Women’s Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean Reports, which can be accessed here:
This research has been converted into a structured, machine-readable database that can now be freely downloaded and visualized through our chart, bar graph, and map features on the next page.
Please complete the form below to access the data:
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About the Tool
WIIS has created the Data Assessment Tool as an interactive dashboard to access, filter, and visualize the data WIIS collected as part of the “Enhancing Security” Project.
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The Enhancing Security project utilized quantitative and qualitative data to better analyze the challenges to integrating the WPS agenda in the region and uncover previously unidentified opportunities and partnerships for further development of the WPS agenda. The mixed methodological framework involved recruiting 29 research country teams (from national and local government representatives, military and police personnel, civil society, and academe) to collect the data. Workshops were organized to create and train the teams and assist in quantitative and qualitative data collection. The research country teams worked with the WIIS team to process and verify the data.
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Tool Menu
On this page, you can filter, visualize, and export our "Enhancing Security" Project data. To skip to one of these functions, please select an option from the menu below:
Please use the following filters to select the countries, years, and indicators (measuring Women, Peace, and Security agenda implementation) that you would like to view and/or download.
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These 51 indicators were developed to examine the degree of political will, change in institutional policies and practices, and the existence of a sustainable monitoring and evaluation mechanism in military and national police forces in each country. The project aimed to establish the level of importance a government places on women’s inclusion in security considerations and operational forces, whether a national government was actively engaged in changing institutional structures, policies, and practices to align with WPS goals, and whether the national government had institutionalized a monitoring and evaluation framework to chart its progress over time.
Select Countries
Select Years
Select Indicators
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Data Results
Your filtered data results can be viewed below. Please scroll over the data values to read the corresponding indicators.
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Chart Results
Your filtered data results are displayed here. Please note that those values marked "X" were not asked in 2020. Values marked "S" are quantitative values that can be viewed in the original source documents, the Quantitative Country Assessment Tables, linked below:
Your filtered data results are displayed through country markers, pinned across the map below. Click on each pin to view the indicators that the country has implemented.
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Export Your Results
To download the data with the current filters applied, please select from the available download options at the bottom of this page.
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Please note that the PNG and PDF options will download the map as a snapshot according to your current map display settings (e.g., your current level of zoom, as well as any pop-up box you have open, will be saved in the PNG and PDF files). -
The original, unfiltered data sources and "Enhancing Security" Reports can also be downloaded here:
