There are at least three aspects in strengthening women's participation in pe...

There are at least three aspects in strengthening women's participation in peace
process. First, it is imperative to promote gender balance and equity in the process of
assembling negotiating team, as well as to highlight the concerns of women in
the negotiating agenda. Second, while negotiations at the highest level are central, and indeed critical,
attention must be paid to the situation on the ground. Women's participation
need to be structured at a grassroots level to advocate for a sustainable peace.
Women can advocate for the pursuit of formal peace processes, as well as
cultivating community support for these efforts and their implementation.
And third, women's participation can also be: fostered by efforts that take the
form of a "campaign" model based on demcicratic political campaigning; and
canvassing designed to increase participation by willing parties.