WMC Report & Brief Design
I had the honour of developing a report and brief for WMC titled PERSONAL IMPACT, PROFESSIONAL RESILIENCE: The Psychosocial Implications of Peacebuilding for Women Mediators.
The publication features member-led research by Women Mediators Across the Commonwealth, one of the international women mediator networks. It shares an overview of the stories, insights and personal experiences of international women mediators and peacebuilders from their vital work on the frontlines of conflict and offers insights into the support mechanisms that would benefit these women mediators and peacebuilders working with conflict-affected populations.
Here is an excerpt from the publication that stood out to me - “Another important learning relates to future methodology and safeguarding considerations for WPS research involving women’s stories. In future, post-interview wellness checks for both interviewees and interviewers will be offered. In this instance, wellness supports were offered to interviewees and interviewers prior to and during the interview process, but the onus of responsibility was placed on individual women to seek support following the interviews. Because of the difficult experiences interviewees recounted, and the reluctance that women practitioners often experience in seeking help, the research team grew to believe that both interviewees and interviewers would benefit from built-in check-in and support following the storytelling and listening involved in interviews of this kind. These wellness checks could be provided informally and in a peer-to-peer capacity by the research team, with more formal, clinical support available as needed.” - From the Lessons Learned chapter of the publication.
