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7 Where do gender perspectives and female soldiers and officers enter this equation? A gender perspective in operations, or women on the front lines of military operations – two completely different but sometimes mutually reinforcing conditions – can prove absolutely essential in peace operations that include mandates to protect civilians or to promote democracy and human rights. As an example, women help address specific needs of female ex-combatants during the process of demobilization and reintegration into civilian life.
Interestingly though, Annica Kronsell challenges this assumption by studying the cases of Sweden and the EU. 43 This is obviously an issue that we return to throughout the analysis, as well as in the concluding discussion. Gender, Feminism, and Military Effectiveness 35 Another central issue for feminists studying or promoting change is the extent to which ‘inside’ or ‘outside’ strategies are the most appropriate or effective. 44 In what Otto refers to as the ‘exile of inclusion’, not only are the specialists expected to conform to the existing culture and structure of the organization, they also risk becoming isolated within siloes in pre-existing organizations or in separate institutions.
At play are many different variables, often interconnected in various ways. , its success in achieving peace and stability and improving the livelihood of the local population). To evaluate the effect of a specific method that is supposed to permeate all aspects of operations is even more challenging. Second, the success of a peace operation in general, and of the work of a Gender Advisor or Gender Field Advisor in particular, should ideally be measured in terms of their long-term effects. This book, however, mostly considers short-term results.