Participation & leadership of women responders
Recent years have seen increasing discourse on how the aid community can transform the humanitarian system and shift towards humanitarian responses that are driven by local actors.
In parallel, rather than simply viewing women and girls as passive beneficiaries of assistance, there has been growing recognition of the role women and girls play in actively responding to crises. However, the extent to which the discourse on both women’s leadership and localisation has been translated into more meaningful collaboration between international actors and national and local women responding to crises varies considerably.
Within this context, this global research study aims to answer a key question: ‘How is the humanitarian protection sector ensuring the participation and leadership of women responders?’
