The Face of the Nation: Gendered Institutions in International Affairs

Cover
Series
The Face of the Nation
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
1. Where Are the Women?
	Who Gets to Represent the Nation Internationally?
	Why Gender and International Affairs Matters Now: The Critical Juncture
	Australia’s Evolving International Representation
	What Can We Learn from the Australian Case?
	Book Structure
2. Exploring Theories on Gender and International Affairs
	Understanding Feminist Institutionalist Theory
	Situating Intersectional Feminist Institutional within the Field of IR
	Gendered Nature of Diplomacy, National Security, and International Affairs
	Locating Gender in Australian International Affairs Agencies
	The Theoretical Frameworks
		Intersectional Feminist Institutionalism (IFI)
			A Framework for Studying International Institutions
			An Approach to Studying Institutional Change and Inequality
3. Who I Researched and How I Did It
	Being a Critical Feminist Friend
	Intersectional Feminist Institutional (IFI) Research Design
	Data Collection: On-​Ground, In-​Person, and International
		Qualitative Interviews
		Quantitative Trend Data
	Data Analysis: Themes, Narratives, and Trends
	Accessing Elites and Delving Into the Diplomatic Bubble
		Ethical Clearance
4. Historical Developments in International Affairs and Deep Insights Into the Case Agencies
	The Australian Cases: Institutional History and Cultural Relics
		Setting the Context
	Eliteness Eroded in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
		Historical Forces
		Structure and Leadership
	More than a Golden Handshake: Defence
		Historical Forces
		Structure and Leadership
	The Dark Side: Home Affairs
		Historical Forces
		Structure and Leadership
	Police-​Led Diplomacy: AFP
		Historical Forces
		Structure and Leadership
	Overarching Trends
5. Which Women Lead International Affairs?
	Where Are the Women of Colour?
	Queering International Representation
	A Class of Its Own?
	Family and Baggage to Follow
	Geographic Reach and Patterns of Deployment
	Straight, White, and . . . Female?
6. Where Are the Women in International Affairs Leadership?
	Tracing Women’s Representation in Australian International Affairs
		DFAT
		Defence
		Home Affairs
		AFP
		Divided by Gender, Status, and International Appointments
	Overarching Themes and Trends
7. How Did You Get There? Career Paths and Leadership
	Pathways to Posting
		Strategising Around Difficulties on the Path to Progression
		Politicised, Instable, and Obscured: Navigating How to Get    an International Posting
		Gendered Factors Determine Which Posts to Apply for and Accept
	Experiences Once on Posting
		Gendered Rules Define Deployment
		Externalised (Gendered) Costs Underpin Experiences on Post
	Returning from Posting
	What Happens, and Why, Women Leave
	Succeeding in Leadership Takes More Than Skills and Experience
	Making It to the Global Stage
8. Why Do Women Remain Underrepresented (and Unequal) in International Affairs?
	Novel Findings Transforming Our Understanding of Gender and International Affairs
		More Militaristic Agencies More Proportionally Represent Women
		Genteel Toxic Masculinities Dominate in More Traditionally    Diplomatic Agencies
		The Diplomatic Glass Cliff: Women’s Representation and    Diplomacy’s Decline
		Women with Wives Fit the Heteronormative Diplomatic Institution
		Domestic Gendered Challenges Trump Those of International  Representation
		Women’s Experiences of International Affairs Are Consistent  Across Agencies
		Implications of These Findings
	The Historical Gendered Legacies of Institutions
	Layering and Duplication of Gendered Institutions
		Leila’s Story: Working in DFAT
		Danielle’s Story: Working in Defence
		Talia’s Story: Working in Home Affairs
		Meaghan’s Story: Working in the AFP
		Implications
	Compounding Effect of Gendered Institutions
	Evolving Inequalities
Conclusion: How Inequality Evolves in International Institutions
	The Big Lessons Learned
	Implications for Global Affairs
	Where to From Here?
	Final Thoughts
Notes
Index