As with other Rojavan institutions, the Asayîş is striving for a force based on gender equality. An estimated 25% of Asayîş forces are women. The organization is co-led by a man and woman, Ciwan Ibrahim and Aitan Farhad. In addition to protecting civilians from armed attacks, the Asayîş has created a special branch integrated solely by women dedicated to gender-based violence, family disputes between women and protect women during protests and public celebrations. Their objective is to take care of every case in which a woman gets involved, from gender-based violence to a bank robbery. Female members of the force face additional risk from attacks by radical Islamists.[2]
The Rojavan government is working towards providing all citizens with Asayîş training. The ultimate hope is that once the vast majority of citizens have been trained, security can be maintained amongst the citizens and the Asayîş itself can be dissolved.[4]
In addition to the use of weapons, Asayîş members are also trained in "mediation, ethics, the history of Kurdistan, imperialism, the psychological war waged by popular culture and the importance of education and self-critique."[4]