Attention to Gender Increases Security in Operations: Examples from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Security Sector Reform (SSR)
Country: NATO Countries
Region: Europe and Eurasia
Year: 2012
Citation: Whitman, Tobie and Jacqueline O'Neill. Attention to Gender Increases Security in Operations: Examples from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Washington, DC: Inclusive Security, 2012. https://www.inclusivesecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NATO-Report_8.pdf.
Sub-Categories: National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Security Sector Reform (SSR)
Country: NATO Countries
Region: Europe and Eurasia
Year: 2012
Citation: Whitman, Tobie and Jacqueline O'Neill. Attention to Gender Increases Security in Operations: Examples from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Washington, DC: Inclusive Security, 2012. https://www.inclusivesecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NATO-Report_8.pdf.
Executive Summary
Through an examination of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), this report argues that security actors are more likely to accomplish a mission when they consider and incorporate strategies for satisfying the different needs and perspectives of both men and women. It provides a literature review, personal interviews, and a summary of group discussions, all of which reveal specific examples of how incorprating gender senstivity into policymaking can have a positive impact on operations.