Gender Inclusivity and Post-Conflict Security Sector Reform: Assessing Female Retention in National Police Units

Global Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies | Vol. 7, No. 5, May 2016 | pp. 595–603

DOI: 10.46882/2016/GJPCS/000088

Article Type: Original Research Paper

Title: Gender Inclusivity and Post-Conflict Security Sector Reform: Assessing Female Retention in National Police Units

Names of Authors: Siti Nurhaliza¹, Grace Adebayo²

Authors’ Affiliations: ¹Department of International Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; ²Department of Economics, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract: Abstract: The formal incorporation of female personnel within national security architectures is a primary metric of contemporary institutional democratization initiatives in post-conflict settings. This study examines the structural barriers and organizational retention dynamics governing female law enforcement officers within reconstructed national police architectures. Utilizing a multi-stage cluster sampling design, we gathered quantitative career-pathway telemetry data from 550 female security officers alongside 20 institutional focus group sessions. The statistical findings reveal a high structural attrition rate among female officers, driven primarily by systemic promotion path exclusion and widespread organizational marginalization (Mean Retention Score = 2.4 ± 0.5 on a 5-point scale). Correlation matrices show that the presence of targeted gender-sensitive structural mentoring protocols has a strong positive relationship with long-term institutional tenure durability (r = 0.62, p < 0.01). The empirical evidence demonstrates that top-down gender recruitment quotas fail to diversify security enforcement bodies unless matched with independent external accountability mechanisms to address structural discrimination.

Keywords: Security Sector Reform, Gender Inclusivity, Female Attrition, Police Professionalization, Institutional Democratization, Career-Pathway Telemetry

Manuscript Timeline: Received: December 10, 2015; Revised: February 14, 2016; Accepted: March 20, 2016; Published: May 24, 2016

Citation: Nurhaliza, S., & Adebayo, G. (2016). Gender Inclusivity and Post-Conflict Security Sector Reform: Assessing Female Retention in National Police Units. Global Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, 7(5), 595–603. DOI: 10.46882/2016/GJPCS/000088

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