UK Ministry of Defence - Women in the Military

Ella Fleming¹

Abstract

This collaborative work is conducted between the UK's Defence Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl) - a Ministry of Defence (MOD) organisation, and the Defence Institute for Psychological Defence (DIPR), part of the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The research is an India Human Sciences Collaboration (UK-I-HSC) Study titled “The Integration of Women and Gender issues in Extraterritorial Military Operations” with the aim to enhance the understanding of gender differences on extra-territorial military operations, in the peacekeeping environment for DIPR and in general mission roles for Dstl. Recommendations are suggested by both countries in order to address gendered challenges or barriers, particularly to women deploying on extra-territorial operations. The results from the first two work packages have informed the design of the current work package; this third, ongoing collaborative study between the UK and India is an investigation into the issues surrounding women in the military as leaders, and assesses the various leadership assessment tools or methods available that may inform subsequent studies in this area. It aims to highlight key generational issues or barriers faced by women and men in leadership and compares views of leadership from senior and junior personnel. The aim is to gain a diverse understanding of women and men's experiences of military leadership and provide a balanced concept that appreciates the opportunities available to women in the military, rather than focusing on barriers only. These experiential results are then intended to be taken forward and used as a mechanism to inform and enable effective future military and peacekeeping training.

Keywords

• Defence, Military, Peacekeeping, Collaboration, Study, Operations

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Ella Fleming. UK Ministry of Defence - Women in the Military. International Conference on Women's Leadership (2020): 05. Print.