Mainstreaming Gender in Professional Military

Transcript:Mainstreaming Gender in Professional Military:
Mainstreaming Gender in Professional Military Education Agenda Lesson Overview Lesson Plans Identify Direct & Indirect Methods Discuss Assessments www.mil.se/swedint Classroom Introductions Please introduce yourself by providing: your name and an easy way of remembering it what you teach what you know about gender Foundational Directives & Documents UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (2000) with subsequent resolutions (2008-2015) US National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2012) NATO Bi-Strategic Directive 40-1 (2012) US Department of Defense Guidelines Key Terms and Definitions In small groups of 5 or fewer define the and write the definitions of the following terms on the board: Sex Gender Gender perspective Gender mainstreaming www.mil.se/swedint Sex and gender Constant Changes over time Which pertains to sex and which pertains to gender? Socially constructed Biological Changes by country Universal Learned ADL Case Study Discussion Food Distribution Dancing Boys Village Security Search Operations Gender mainstreaming at the Strategic, Operational and Tactical Levels When is gender mainstreaming needed at the strategic level? Example? Gender mainstreaming for strategic level activities 1. Strategic military guidance and policy 2. Military operation planning 3. Military planning to enhance conditions of service 4. Force generation 5. Monitoring and reporting 6. Operational advice and support TCC Internal or External focus Internal (personnel): Gender equality Preventing sexual harassment Preventing discrimination Promoting increased recruitment of women in the forces External (operations): Principles of UNSCR 1325 integrated into planning, implementation and evaluation of operations Promoting participation of women in international operations When is gender mainstreaming needed at the operational level? Example? Gender objectives for operational level activities 1. Military protection activities 2. Security support activities 3. Monitoring and verification activities 4. Military liaison activities When is gender mainstreaming needed at the tactical level? Examples? Gender objectives for tactical level activities 1. Patrol duties 2. Checkpoints, roadblocks, search operations 3. Protection tasks 4. Security support tasks 5. Monitoring and verification tasks 6. Military liaison tasks Summary To have a gender perspective is to have the ability to detect if and when men, women, boys and girls are being affected differently by a situation due to their gender. Everyone’s responsible for gender mainstreaming. There are different activities and considerations at different levels DPKO/DFS guideliness: Tool & Checklist NATO Gender Checklists Strategic Operational Tactical Gender perspective at different levels ?Questions? Application Working in three small groups apply the appropriate NATO gender checklist to the following scenarios Haiti Earthquake Relief-Strategic KFOR