will be incorporated into the Commander ’ s Guide to Gender Dynamics in Military Operations . WG participants expressed a willingness to use the presented definitions as universal reference points . In education and training settings , vignettse or examples will be included to contextualize the terminology .
Some examples of accepted terminology from a variety of government and international organization sources are as follows :
USG Terminology Gender : The socially constructed set of roles , rights , responsibilities , entitlements , and behaviors associated with being a woman or a man in societies . The social definitions of what it means to be masculine or feminine , and negative consequences for not adhering to those expectations , vary among cultures , change over time , and often intersect with other factors such as age , class , disability , ethnicity , race , religion , and sexual orientation .
UN Terminology Gender Advisor : Responsible person for coordinating and guiding UN military peacekeeping components implementation of Security Council mandates on women , peace and security . such as the Protection of Civilians ( POC ) Guide and the Mass Atrocity Response Operations ( MARO ) Handbook . The Gender Dynamics guide will include comprehensive checklists by staff section / discipline / level . Multiple WG participants will contribute resources to the guide . NATO material and multinational SOPs from PACOM will be considered for inclusion .
WPS Training / Resource Availability Although it is agreed that there is a lack of awareness of WPS meaning and application on a broad scale , this session resulted in the identification of many WPS / gender mainstreaming training courses and educational resources . A core issue that arose surrounded the need for faculty development / education on WPS to encourage the integration of the topic into many levels of education and training . Perhaps the most ambitious idea to address this issue was the development of a US Gender Advisor Course . A more viable near-term option was identified via the integration of 1-2 slides / modules into key training courses across DOD / USG . Furthermore , it was agreed that the existing JKO Gender Awareness course should be incorporated into pre-deployment exercises and orientation / on-boarding of appropriate audiences .
The above WPS training and education resources were identified by WG participants .
NATO Terminology Gender Mainstreaming : The process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action , including legislation , policies or programs in all areas and at all levels . It is a strategy for making the concerns and experiences of women and men an integral dimension of design , implementation , monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs in all political , economic and societal spheres , so that women and men benefit equally without perpetuating inequality . The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality .
Commander ’ s Guide to Gender Dynamics in Military Operations PKSOI will develop this US Army centric handbook , which will be tailorable for other services and audiences . The handbook will be similar in style to other PKSOI publications
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WG 5 Way Ahead
The core takeaways focused on the identification of gaps that challenge the viability of the WPS agenda . While a lack of funding for WPS has not prevented the community from a certain level of success , current efforts are ad hoc and unresourced , thus challenging to sustain . A recommended resourcing solution is to create a DoD Instruction ( DODI ), allowing for resources to address gaps in sustainment , such as potentially creating a structure Gender Advisors and Focal points . Acting OSD ( P ) SHA DASD , Mark Swayne agreed a DODI was necessary and forthcoming to assist with these issues . DASD Swayne wanted to right-size the scope and scale of WPS training throughout DoD , while being specific and realistic about gender advisor billets to ensure the right people trained at the right time .