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Gender Research and Analysis

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This page aims to highlight CNA’s body of research that examines the security implications of gender for the United States, our allies, and competitors.

, and integration of women into military services.  CNA also sponsors gender discussions around topics like the 2022 protests in Iran, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impacts for women and girls, and cross-regional challenges and opportunities presented by the Women, Peace and Security agenda. white default Women Peace and Security Cross-regional challenges and opportunities Slideshow ... /analyses/2012/foreign-militaries-assessing-the-implications-of-possible-changes-to-women-in-service-restrictions No nation can afford to ignore half of its population. Dr. Veronica De Allende The Watch: Women at Sea are Essential for Maritime Security orange right-justified white

Moving the Needle: What Leaders Can Do Now to Advance Women in Tech

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Technology leaders should take six meaningful steps to close the technology gender gap by ensuring that they recruit and retain talented women.

Steps to Advance Women in Tech Technology leaders should take six meaningful steps to close the technology gender gap by ensuring that they recruit and retain talented women. /images/InDepth/2024/01/women-computer.webp Moving the Needle: What Leaders Can Do Now to Advance Women in Tech Six Steps Leaders Can Take to Advance Women in Tech Rizwan Jan Rizwan Jan is the Chief Information Officer ... for women working in technology fields spanning 172 countries. Take a moment to let that figure sink in. For women, the year is 1891, not 2023. While we have seen an uptick in the number of women

Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions

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This report from 2012 examined how changing the policy of excluding women from ground combat service could affect the Marine Corps’ recruiting, manpower management and training processes.

Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions This report from 2012 examined how changing the policy of excluding women from ground combat service could affect the Marine Corps’ recruiting, manpower management and training processes. Current Department of Defense (DOD) policies exclude women from ground combat service. In compliance with these policies, the Marine Corps restricts women from classification into combat arms (infantry, artillery, and armor) Primary Military

The Women Peace and Security Agenda

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This conference proceeding summarizes a virtual, on-the-record event organized by CNA’s Strategy and Policy Analysis program on December 2, 2020. Exploring issues across Africa, Asia, and Europe, the event examined the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 that was passed 20 years ago. This document utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methods to identify the key points of discussion presented by Major General Suzanne Vares-Lum of US Indo-Pacific Command; Admiral (Ret.) James G. Foggo III, previously Commander of US Naval Forces Europe-Africa and NATO Allied Joint Force Command Naples; CNA Principal Research Scientist Julia McQuaid, a counterterrorism and Africa expert; and CNA Research Program Director Nilanthi Samaranayake.

The Women Peace and Security Agenda The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda: Cross-Regional Challenges and Opportunities This conference proceeding summarizes a virtual, on-the-record event organized by CNA’s Strategy and Policy Analysis program on December 2, 2020. Exploring issues across Africa, Asia, and Europe, the event examined the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda ... program hosted a virtual, on-the-record event to discuss the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda 20 years after the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed Resolution 1325

Foreign Militaries Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions

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CNA analysts review the policies and practices of four foreign militaries and two physically demanding profession to learn the effects of gender integration on organizational dynamics.

Foreign Militaries Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions CNA analysts review ... review of restrictions to women’s service in certain military occupations and assignments, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps asked CNA to examine the practices of foreign militaries ... professions—fire fighting (including smokejumpers) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) policing—to determine what can be learned about women’s physical abilities and the effects of gender integration

Women-in-Service-Restrictions

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CNA conducted an independent review of the Marine Corps existing policies related to women in ground combat providing information to help make an informed decision about (1) whether to change existing policies and (2) effects of prospective policy changes on recruiting, retention, manpower management, and training processes.

Women-in-Service-Restrictions Women in Service Restrictions CNA conducted an independent review of the Marine Corps existing policies related to women in ground combat providing information to help ... 1994, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin promulgated a memorandum issuing the Department of Defense (DOD) rules for assignment of women in the services [1]. Most notably, the rules prohibited women from ... restrictions on the assignment of women where the service secretary attests that the costs of appropriate berthing and privacy arrangements are prohibitive; units and positions are doctrinally

Military Family Guidebook SNAP

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The 13th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation’s (QRMC)’s Presidential charter directed the QRMC to “survey the usage of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as well as any other supplemental sources of income or support you deem significant, by military members on active service and their families, and consider the results of the review in assessing the adequacy of overall military compensation.” This guidebook describes basic eligibility criteria for SNAP; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). It also contains information about how servicemember pay is treated for eligibility purposes.

Military Family Guidebook SNAP A Guidebook for Military Families: Eligibility Criteria for SNAP; Women, Infants, and Children; and the Subsidized School Lunch Program The 13th Quadrennial Review ... .” This guidebook describes basic eligibility criteria for SNAP; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). It also ... Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC), and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). It also contains information about how servicemember pay is treated for eligibility

Assessing How Delayed Entry Program Physical Fitness is Related to In-Service Attrition

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In support of the Marine Corps initiative to expand opportunities for women, CNA analysts examine how the relationships between the Initial Strength Test given to recruits and early attrition, training injury rates and scores on Physical and Combat Fitness tests; and how these relationships vary by gender..

Fitness In support of the Marine Corps initiative to expand opportunities for women, CNA analysts examine how the relationships between the Initial Strength Test given to recruits and early attrition ... is only 5.0 percent. This rate rises to 7.1 percent for men who score in the middle third of the IST, and to 10.2 percent for men who score in the bottom third of the IST. For women, the relationships are similar: higher scores on the DEP IST predict lower attrition rates during recruit training for women. The 24- and 45-month conditional attrition rates show whether the effect of the IST score

Gender Insufficiently Integrated in DOD Counterterrorism Approach, Study Shows

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The Department of Defense (DOD) does not fully recognize or address the roles that women play in terrorist groups and its efforts to counter terrorism and extremist groups would be stronger if it did, a new study from CNA shows.

The Department of Defense (DOD) does not fully recognize or address the roles that women play in terrorist groups and its efforts to counter terrorism and extremist groups would be stronger if it did ... or address the roles that women play in terrorist groups and its efforts to counter terrorism and extremist groups would be stronger if it did, a new study from CNA shows. In Understanding Gender ... significantly improve counterterrorism and countering violent extremism (CT/CVE) policies. The report is broken into two main parts: a deep dive into the roles of women and gender in terrorist groups

Understanding Gender and Violent

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict – Stability and Humanitarian Affairs (OASD (SO/LIC-SHA)) asked CNA to study the role of women and gender in both violent extremist organizations (VEOs) and US counterterrorism (CT) and counter violent extremism (CVE) operations (hereafter CT/CVE). Our research demonstrates that the dominant stereotypes about women’s roles in VEOs miss the vast majority of female activity in these groups and fundamentally fail to capture women’s lived experiences. Despite the passage of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) legislation in the US, we found that internal DOD activities that are truly gender considered are severely limited, lack nuance, and are not institutionalized. External US CT/CVE efforts do not consider the roles men or women play from a nuanced perspective, and they are disproportionately influenced by a set of gender stereotypes that shape expectations of men and women’s roles. Much of the current DOD approach can be traced to misunderstanding gender as a concept. This report provides an analysis of the gaps, risks, and opportunities for the Department of Defense (DOD) on understanding women and gender in extremism, and integrating a gender considered approach to CT/CVE.

and Humanitarian Affairs (OASD (SO/LIC-SHA)) asked CNA to study the role of women and gender in both violent extremist organizations (VEOs) and US counterterrorism (CT) and counter violent extremism (CVE) operations (hereafter CT/CVE). Our research demonstrates that the dominant stereotypes about women’s roles in VEOs miss the vast majority of female activity in these groups and fundamentally fail to capture women’s lived experiences. Despite the passage of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) legislation in the US, we found that internal DOD activities that are truly gender considered are severely limited