The Rising Role of Women in the Hemisphere’s Militaries

This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on closing the gender gap | Leer en español It’s a message we share and have heard loud and clear from our partners around the hemisphere: If you want to be a successful minister of defense or chief of security, you have to recruit the best talent, while also addressing both structural and cultural challenges to advance that talent This means taking advantage of all segments of society–especially women It is absolutely necessary to fully integrate women into defense and security forces to be successful in the 21st century–to be...

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