Gender
Note: Gender now falls under the Advising
Functional Area of Gender as of early 2018.
While not considered one of the
eight essential functions
(8 EFs), gender is considered as a part of the overall essential
function structure. Some say that gender is cross-cutting across all of
the 8 EFs.
Resources for Gender Advisors
March 23, 2018.
"WPS 2018: Navigating the operational gender agenda", The
Strategist of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
Deanne Gibbon, a member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), writes
about gender advisors assigned to military organizations conducting
military, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations with foreign forces.
Articles about Gender
April 11, 2018.
"Linking Gender, Women, and Equality to NATO's Peace and Security
Efforts", by Jennifer Wittwer, The Strategy Bridge. A Royal
Australian Navy officer writes about the National Action Plans of
various nations to include link gender, women, and equality to its peace
and security efforts through defence and security sector reform. Wittwer
served as a Gender Advisor to NATO operations in Afghanistan in 2013.
Videos about Gender in ANDSF
April 8, 2018, New Groundbreaking Facilities
for Women in the Afghan National Army, Resolute Support. A daycare
center and a women's training center at the MoD will open this year. In
addition, a pediatric and wellness center at the Kabul National Military
Hospital will open for women in the ANA. Germany, The Netherlands, and
Italy are supporting the projects.
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