Towards a More Gender-balanced European Union CSDP
When European Union (EU) member states established the Civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Compact, in November 2018, they committed to actively promoting a better representation of women at all levels in the missions. Although women’s representation has improved in the past decade, women remain under-represented in all missions. One year into the implementation phase of the compact, the number and the share of women in missions have yet to increase.