| ID | 138758 |
| Title Proper | Explaining the variation in gender composition of personnel contributions to UN peacekeeping operations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lebovic, James H ; Macdonald, Julia M ; Crawford, Kerry F |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | How do we account for the dearth of female contributions to UN peace operations (UNPOs)? For answers, this study examines conditions that led the United Nations to move to reduce the gender imbalance in UNPO personnel and provide these operations. To interpret this evidence, the study presents theoretical explanations for the varying contributions of personnel to NPOs—including the political and socioeconomic character of the contributing states, nternational reputations and norms, and various demand-side influences exerted by missions—and then tests these explanations with a cross-sectional time-series model that accounts for female personnel contributions to each mission in the 2010–2011 period. Although offering significant support for domestic political explanations, the findings indicate that
gender diversity is not a primary goal of most contributors and is largely a by-product of force sizes. |
| `In' analytical Note | Armed Forces and Society Vol. 41, No.2; Apr 2015: p.257-281 |
| Journal Source | Armed Forces and Society Vol: 41 No 2 |
| Key Words | Peacekeeping ; Gender ; United Nations |