MEN AND WOMEN IN THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT
In the International Secretariat, the contingent of women continues to outweigh that of men by a wide margin, with currently 18 women (67%) and 9 men (33%) permanently employed.
The first woman Secretary General took up her duties in January 2020 and encouraging gender diversity at all levels of the organisation remains a key objective.
Women are also well represented among the Research Assistant programme. Over the past 14 years (2006-2020), 125 young graduates have been selected to take part in the programme, 73 of whom are women (58.4%).