Gender and leadership in conflict settings

Editorials Gender and leadership in conflict settings Kristen Meagher,a Iris Elliottb & Preeti Patelc The Women Leaders in Health and conversations and generating specific gregated data will make visible and Conflict Initiative celebrated the 2021 recommendations that can lead to im- accountable who is failing the mission, International Women’s Day by conven- mediate action. [...] Gender Women Leaders in Health and gender equitable leadership in health needs to be embedded in organizational Conflict Initiative research found lim- in conflict-affected settings. [...] Participants internal and external governance met- ited evidence on the role and impact represented civil society organizations, rics with transparent data on systemic of women’s leadership at the nexus of United Nations agencies, frontline policies, practices and resources. [...] While mentoring is viewed as an ing the impact of women’s leadership on humanitarian sector.1 Participants spoke enjoyable practice, participants noted it humanitarian action such as minimizing of the need to shift away from a boys’ is considered invisible labour and is un- risk and better decision-making.1 club culture and from organizational dervalued. [...] Therefore, inclusive and leadership are more likely to succeed women’s leadership must be inclusive, supportive working environments are if accountability is embedded within institutionalized and focused on inter- required to assist women’s participa- governance systems with clarity about sectionality.5 tion, representation and leadership.