We are not suggesting the imposition of a quota for women in such processes; ...

We are not suggesting the imposition of a quota for women in such processes; we want to promote
the greatest possible impact of their participation on outcomes and their implementation.
It is also essential to enhance women's participation and the consideration of women's needs in
peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations across the board. In many cases, for example, we
ignore the gender dimension in the process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.
That means that women and girl fighters prefer to remain armed, absent protection and absent
incentives to do otherwise.