1st Edition

NATO, Gender and the Military Women Organising from Within

186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines NATO's engagement with gender issues through its military structures. Drawing on newly declassified NATO documents, this volume provides the first comprehensive account of NATO’s long-established engagement with gender issues. These documents bring to the fore the stories of the NATO women and ‘gendermen’ who have organised within NATO across the decades to advocate on... Read more

Introduction  1. NATO as an Institution of International Hegemonic Masculinity  2. The Long View: Situating NATO’s Engagement with Women, Peace and Security  3. NATO Women and ‘Gendermen’  4. Gendering NATO’s Core Tasks: Collective Defence, Crisis Management and Cooperative Security  5. Military Visions of a Gender Perspective  Conclusion: Engaging NATO’s gender story

Biography

Katharine A. M. Wright is a Lecturer in International Politics, Newcastle University, UK.



Matthew Hurley is a Lecturer in Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.



Jesus Ignacio Gil Ruiz was the former Chief of the NATO IMS Office of the Gender Advisor.