In 60 years of UN peacekeeping, only 7 women have held the post of Special R...

In 60 years of UN peacekeeping, only 7 women have held the post of Special
Representative of the Secretary-General. In terms of boots on the ground, a
measurement from April this year put the percentage of women military
personnel on UN operations at only 1.9%. Yet many militaries, including the
UK'S and other Troop and Police Contributing Countries, have a much higher
percentage of women serving and very many more women in senior command
positions. This is not just a question of resources, but also one of effectiveness.
There is a rich seam of evidence to show that the presence of deployed women
peacekeepers helps to make peacekeeping forces more approachable to a local
population and in turn facilitates their work.