By using the League of Nations and United Nations as case studies, this article identifies the women working at the diplomatic level in the Irish Department of External Affairs (D.E.A.) in the period 1923–76. Drawing on gender analysis, the article assesses where men and women were positioned in Irish diplomacy and asks if the role of women in the D.E.A. was shaped by a gendered viewpoint. It argues that there were more opportunities for women within the United Nations than the League of Nations and it questions if these increased diplomatic opportunities were reflective of women's changing status within the D.E.A. in the period under investigation. Overall, the article offers a new perspective on the conduct of Irish foreign policy between 1923 and 1976.

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在爱尔兰外交部内定位女性：1923-76 年国际联盟和联合国的爱尔兰女性案例研究

本文以国际联盟和联合国作为案例研究，确定了 1923-76 年间在爱尔兰外交部 (DEA) 从事外交工作的女性。本文利用性别分析评估了男性和女性在爱尔兰外交中的位置，并询问女性在 DEA 中的角色是否受到性别观点的影响。它认为联合国内部的女性机会比国际联盟更多，并且质疑这些增加的外交机会是否反映了在调查期间女性在 DEA 中不断变化的地位。总体而言，这篇文章为 1923 年至 1976 年间爱尔兰外交政策的实施提供了新的视角。