then it moves on to provide a rationale for strengthening the participation of women within security and justice institutions and information on how to overcome common challenges to the increased participation of women including cultural norms and stereotypes lack of education discrimination sexual harassment and sexual violence the chapter concludes with practical recommendations for how to increase women s recruitment retention and advancement in postconflict security sector institutions in this context the transformation of security sector institutions is one of the key activities necessary in order to provide justice and security and prevent the resurgence of conflict