وربما كان أكبر الحواجز غدرا أمام المشاركة المتكافئة للمرأة في الأدوار القيادية هو دوام النماذج المبتذلة تجاه المرأة، مما أدى إلى استدامة التمييز وترسيخ الإجحافات.
At the international level, only a few women participate in United Nations peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace enforcement, including involvement in preventive diplomacy, conflict-resolution negotiations and post-conflict peace-building and reconstruction. Perhaps the most insidious barrier to women's equal participation in leadership roles is the persistence of stereotypes towards women, which perpetuate discrimination and entrenched prejudices.