Historically, accountability processes have not provided sufficient space for the voices of diverse categories of victims/survivors to be heard, let alone incorporated their perspectives. At the Mechanism, we are developing a number of proactive strategies to ensure that our work corrects this imbalance. Our gender strategy builds on a commitment to gender equality across the organization and lays the foundation for integrating a gender analysis into all aspects of our work. This approach will be reflected in the analytical work we share with courts and tribunals. Gender analysis is essential to facilitate meaningful justice for the women, men, girls and boys harmed by international crimes in Syria, and we at the Mechanism are committed to forging new ground with practical steps to achieve this goal.