NATO: Gender Awareness in Security and Defense Field
In the security and defense field, both in the U.S. and across the globe, issues of gender are often poorly understood. Even well-supported institutional efforts to increase awareness and training can fall short of the mark. How can we ensure that gender issues are integrated to make the field more effective? Which institutions are doing it well? How can we do it better?
In this event, national and international experts in security and defense policy, training, and operations will critically examine gender mainstreaming as a component of security effectiveness. The Institute for Peace and Justice (at the University of San Diego’s Kroc School of Peace Studies) — together with a research team from Queen’s University (Canada), the Australian Defense Force, and the University of California at Irvine — is launching findings from a research project on this topic, funded through a grant from the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. Speakers will include representatives from NATO, the U.S. military, Australian Defense Force, U.N.Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and others.