Women’s participation is essential for effective peacekeeping. Despite commitments under the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda, women remain underrepresented in UN Peace Operations, particularly in leadership and operational roles. The Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peace Operations (MOWIP) assessment has been completed in 20 troop and police contributing countries (TPCCs) in order to understand barriers to women’s meaningful participation. 

This meta analysis reveals four persistent key barriers and offers recommendations to overcome them. These key findings are then applied to the Future of Peacekeeping Report and we provide recommendations for TPCCs and the UN to try to mitigate barriers across different types of peacekeeping operations. The Global MOWIP report (June 2022) can be found here.