Content_paragraphs:  Stakeholders pointed out that the underlying gender imbalances and inequalities
  
  that exist at a societal level are replicated across all organized forces. The few women
  
  serving in the security forces do not enjoy similar treatment or benefit from the same
  
  resources as their male counterparts. The review team further noted that insufficient
  
  attention had been paid to gender aspects of disarmament, demobilization and
  
  reintegration, and security sector reform, such as the question of how to demobilize
  
  non-combatant women or armed women who played support roles in the army.
  
  Likewise, inadequate attention has been paid to women who were forced into
  
  association with armed groups against their will, including through abduction. As a
  
  starting point, there is little to no sex-disaggregated data for the organized forces,
  
  which presents a significant challenge. Stakeholders reported that it is not easy to
  
  distinguish which women should be considered part of the security forces for
  
  purposes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration or security sector reform,
  
  given the range of activities that women have assumed, from support roles to active
  
  participation in combat.