The status of women police officers: an international review

This paper reports on a survey of English-language police department websites, annual reports and other reports in order to identify key aspects of the status of women police internationally. Findings are reported for England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Eire, the United States, Canada, Australia (eight departments), New Zealand, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Data on the proportion of female officers were available from 18 of 23 locations, with a range between 5.1% and 28.8%. Recruit numbers were available for six locations, and ranged between 26.6% and 37.0%. Limited data on rank and deployment indicated overall improvements. Available longer-term trend data suggested that growth in female officers was slowing or levelling out. Overall, the study showed an urgent need to improve gender-based statistics in order to better inform strategies aimed at maximising the participation of women in policing

El Buen Vivir de un soldado: inclusión social en las fuerzas armadas ecuatorianas

Este artículo examina las conexiones entre el Buen Vivir, un enfoque radical para el desarrollo socialmente inclusivo en América Latina, y las políticas de igualdad desarrolladas por el Ministerio de Defensa para las fuerzas armadas ecuatorianas. Basándose en una amplia investigación cualitativa sobre el ejército ecuatoriano, este artículo explora y compara la implementación de políticas sobre temas transversales como el género, la interculturalidad y la clase. Este artículo se agrega a la literatura existente sobre la cuestión de si el Buen Vivir ha fomentado la igualdad, observando más de cerca las políticas nacionales ecuatorianas específicas de inclusión social. La investigación sugiere que para los militares ecuatorianos, esto implica una militarización de la igualdad a través de políticas de equidad de género y un enfoque intercultural.This article examines the connections between Buen Vivir, a radical approach to socially inclusive development in Latin America, and equality policies developed by the Ministry of Defence for the Ecuadorian armed forces. Drawing on extensive qualitative research on the Ecuadorian military, this article explores and compares the implementation of policies on crosscutting themes such as gender, interculturality and class. This article adds to the existing literature on the question of whether Buen Vivir has fostered equality, taking a closer look at specific Ecuadorian national policies of social inclusion. The research suggests that for the Ecuadorian military, this entails a militarisation of equality through gender equity policies and an intercultural focus. © 2018 The Author. Bulletin of Latin American Research © 2018 Society for Latin American Studies. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd