Military Gender Advisors (GENADs) are an increasingly common feature in global armed forces and military operations. Their role is designed to operate at the strategic level of military organizations to the facilitate implementation of the United Nations Women, Peace, and Security agenda. Despite an overarching policy framework and official discourse that value and support their work, GENADs face significant challenges that undermine their ability to succeed in their roles. This article employs a feminist institutionalist lens to investigate the disconnect between policy and practice, and draws from empirical qualitative data gathered from in-depth interviews with serving and former military GENADs and other stakeholders across twenty-one countries. The article argues that despite strong rhetorical support and a visible global policy framework underpinning the work of GENADs, institutional practices informed by normative assumptions about gender, women, and militaries undermine the effectiveness of the GENAD capability. Through this investigation, this article contributes to conceptual and theoretical understandings around gender-responsive transformation within the organizational and cultural practices of militaries.

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军事性别顾问、组织变革和转型机会：政策与实践之间的差异


军事性别顾问 （GENAD） 在全球武装部队和军事行动中越来越普遍。他们的作用旨在军事组织的战略层面运作，以促进联合国妇女、和平与安全议程的实施。尽管有一个重视和支持他们工作的总体政策框架和官方话语，但 GENAD 面临着重大挑战，这些挑战削弱了他们成功发挥其作用的能力。本文采用女权主义制度主义的视角来调查政策与实践之间的脱节，并借鉴了从对 21 个国家的现役和退役军人 GENAD 以及其他利益相关者的深入访谈中收集的实证定性数据。文章认为，尽管有强大的修辞支持和可见的全球政策框架支撑着 GENAD 的工作，但以性别、女性和军队的规范性假设为依据的机构实践削弱了 GENAD 能力的有效性。通过这项调查，本文有助于在军队的组织和文化实践中对性别响应转型的概念和理论理解。