Women and gender perspective in the military :  an international comparison / 
Robert Egnell and Mayesha Alam, editors. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Georgetown University Press,  (c)2019. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : gender and women in the military --  setting the stage --  Women in UN peacekeeping operations /  Sweden's implementation of a gender perspective : cutting edge but momentum lost /  The gender perspective and Canada's armed forces : internal and external dimensions of military culture /  The role and impact of change catalysts on the Netherlands defense organization : integration of women and gender in operations /  Women and gender in the United States military : a slow process of integration /  Women, gender, and close combat roles in the UK : "sluts," bitches," and "honorary blokes" /  Are women really equal in the people's army? a gender perspective on the Israel Defence Forces /  The case of Australia : from 'culture' reforms to a culture of rights /  Three waves of gender integration : the causes, consequences and implications for the South African armed forces /  Integrating gender perspectives at NATO : two steps forward, one step back /  Sabrina Karim --  Robert Egnell --  Stefanie von Hlatky --  Yvette Langenhuizen --  Brenda Oppermann --  Anthony King --  Hanna Herzog --  Susan Harris Rimmer --  Lindy Heinecken --  Charlotte Isaksson. 
<br/><br/> Women and Gender in the Military compares the integration of women; gender perspectives; and the women, peace, and security agenda into the armed forces of eight countries plus NATO and United Nations peacekeeping operations. This book brings a much needed cross-national analysis of how militaries have or have not improved gender balance, what has worked and what has not, and who have been the agents for change. The country cases examined are Sweden, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, and South Africa. Despite increased opportunities for women in the militaries of many countries and wider recognition of the value of including gender perspectives to enhance operational effectiveness, progress has encountered roadblocks even nearly twenty years after United Nations's Security Council Resolution 1325 kicked off the women, peace, and security agenda. Robert Egnell, Mayesha Alam, and the contributors to this volume conclude that there is no single model for change that can be applied to every country, but the comparative findings reveal many policy-relevant lessons as well as advance scholarship about women and gendered perspectives in the military. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781626166271 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018033463 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women and the military.<br/>Women soldiers.<br/>Armed Forces--Social aspects.<br/>Sociology, Military.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U21  / .W664 2019 U21