DCAF Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance 26d ago

Lessons from Champions #4: What starts as an idea around a table can reshape institutions across the world. That's what 8 years of evidence proves and it's what Deputy Director Krista House knows firsthand. In 2017, Canada asked a question - what it would take to change how security institutions think about women's participation? Through the MOWIP methodology, women’s meaningful participation stopped being abstract and became operational - defined across 10 concrete issue areas, giving policymakers and practitioners a clear roadmap for change. Now, when people talk about Elsie, they know it means commitment and support for women's meaningful participation in security institutions across the world. That's what happens when the right idea gets the right support at the right time. That's The Elsie Effect _________________________________________ Need data? We have 8 years of it. Go to https://www.dcaf.ch/mowip Subscribe to DCAF's monthly newsletter to receive our latest resources https://www.dcaf.ch/subscribe