The military has until Jan . 1 2016, to open all combat positions to women — or convince the defense secretary of the rationale for exempting some units from gender integration.
For a time, she became the face of gender integration when she graduated from the Citadel in 1999, an experience she followed with a 2001 book, "In the Company of Men: A Woman at the Citadel".
The city of Malmö, Sweden, has formulated a development plan for gender equity integration (GEIDP).
Clusters and gender integration need to be part of induction and training programmes for all staff members, particularly senior country management staff.
Gender integration refers to the process of assessing and reassessing the implications for both women and men of any program and action plan at all levels: social, economic, and political.
They spent years participating in an experiment for the Corps, which had been conducting studies and physical tests to determine if gender integration was feasible in ground combat units.
Gender integration is the key word.
These new events may point to a future of greater gender integration at the Olympics.
Read about FHI 360's Gender Integration Framework.
