I and several of my colleagues attended the annual gather of the Institute for Inclusive Security several days ago. The keynote remarks were given by Stephen Lewis. Lewis is a very dynamic speaker. I may not agree with all of his policy recommendations, but what he has to say is provocative, thoughtful and very well worth a read. Lewis notes that since October 2000 there have been at least 35 major peace negotiations, “and not a single woman played the role of lead mediator in any of the negotiations.”