Abstract

Female intelligence refers to a gender-sensitive perspective in collection planning that not only recognizes women as targets of collection but also considers females as operatives. These considerations become especially relevant in paternalistic cultural contexts, such as Afghanistan. Potential obstacles (e.g., myths) for female intelligence as well as past attempts at implementation (e.g., female engagement teams) are reviewed, before four areas of concern are identified that must be addressed in the future. The analysis is expanded by presenting survey and interview data from a sample of Bundeswehr operatives with human intelligence experience in paternalistic countries. We suggest how to address existing concerns and increase the actionability of field human intelligence units by incorporating females as valuable assets on both sides of the military intelligence collection process.

摘要

女性智力是指收集计划中的性别敏感观点，不仅将女性视为收集目标，而且将女性视为操作员。这些考虑在诸如阿富汗这样的家长式文化背景下变得尤为重要。在确定未来必须解决的四个关注领域之前，审查了女性情报的潜在障碍（例如，神话）以及过去的实施尝试（例如，女性参与团队）。通过提供来自德国联邦国防军样本的调查和访谈数据，扩展了分析在家长式国家中具有人类情报经验的特工。我们建议如何通过将女性作为军事情报收集过程双方的宝贵资产来解决现有问题并提高现场人类情报单位的可操作性。