与男性一样，女性也有参与所有相关政治决策（包括各级和平进程）的基本权利。妇女参与和平进程增加了更广泛的视角，增强了和平缔造者解决更广泛利益攸关方关切的能力，这有助于建立和平进程的可信度，扩大社会支持，从而实现更可持续的和平。然而，妇女往往代表性不足或被排除在正式和平进程之外。因此，调解员需要促进冲突各方对妇女参与价值的理解。
调解员承认，冲突各方在很大程度上决定了不同行为体参与这一进程的对象、方式及时点，但他们必须尽一切可能，例如支持妇女有意义地参与政党代表团，在面临阻力时支持独立代表团，并确保采取多管齐下的方法，让妇女民间社会和妇女和平建设者参与设计基于维护妇女参与、保护和权利的和平进程。
《联合国关于性别平等和包容性调解战略的指导》为调解从业人员提供了实用工具，使他们建立和平的努力更具包容性、更有助于促进性别平等。它包含关于如何将国际规范框架的性别平等层面付诸实践以及如何在调解准备和流程设计中引入性别平等视角的信息和指导。指南还涉及和平进程中的实质性问题，包括安全安排、与冲突有关的性暴力、政治参与、权力分享和宪法，以及起草和执行和平协议。
这份联合国政治和建设和平事务部指南旨在向调解员及其团队以及冲突各方通报有效将妇女纳入调解进程的原则和战略，以及性别平等观点。该指南涉及调解准备工作、进程设计和实质性问题，包括安全安排、参与、宪法、语言和通过性别视角执行和平协议。
联合国关于妇女参与的其他资源：
Inclusion is Not Altruism. It’s Self-Interest and It’s Fundamental
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Factoring in Diversity: On the Need for Inclusive, Gender Sensitive and Multitrack Mediation
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COVID-19 and Conflict: Advancing Women's Meaningful Participation in Ceasefires and Peace Processes
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Helping Advance Women’s Political Rights in Ecuador
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Women, Land and Conflict
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Palpable Momentum for Change: Towards Full Inclusion of Women in Search for Peace
UN DPA, DPKO and DFS mentorship event with women leaders working in special political missions and peacekeeping operations.
Women Mediator Networks
Women mediator networks aim to provide pools of experts who can contribute to inclusive peace processes.
Women, Peace and Security Agenda Comes into its Own
Inclusion for More Effective Peace Processes.