The Elsie Effect: Senegal

The Elsie Effect: Senegal

Lessons from Champions #3: Gender strategies are the first step for change. That's what 8 years of evidence demonstrates , and it's what Captain Na Fataou Cissé knows firsthand. In Senegal, when the Ministry of Armed Forces began implementing their gender strategy, few people even knew it existed. Today, it is felt across the entire institution - from the uniforms women wear every day to the written policies. That's what institutional transformation looks like when it finally fits. That's The Elsie Effect. _________________________________________ Need data? We have 8 years of it. Go to https://www.dcaf.ch/elsie-initiative Subscribe to DCAF's monthly newsletter to receive our latest resources https://www.dcaf.ch/subscribe