You always need champions in any field. You need somebody who is going to drive the agenda.
Importantly, women, peace and security has almost morphed into gender, peace and security. There is a recognition now that gender is an issue not only in military activity and war but also within our politics, and how our politics are driven, as well as in who is in our military and who is going to be serving us and representing the values of our nations. It's happening on lots of different levels.
I hope that having someone who is going to focus on that agenda will mean that agenda will drive faster. You have to remember that in any alliance you are only able to go as fast as your slowest member. In some countries the issue of equality is not as advanced as it is in others. How we see women in the world, the military, and politics, and how we protect civilians—because the majority of civilians in any war zone are women, children, and the elderly—are critical questions we have to address.