Women in Intelligence: A Dynamic and Integrative Literature Review

D Andoko, PS Nurisnaeny, P Wicaksono, I Widiaty - Gender Issues, 2024 - Springer
Despite their pivotal roles across various capacities within the intelligence sector, including
cybersecurity, peacekee**, and national security, women's contributions are often …

Cognitive Diversity for Creativity and Inclusive Growth

M Thuo, M Jeffries‐EL, J Holly Jr… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Cognitively diverse teams outperform high intelligence (IQ) teams in problem solving, while
businesses with at least one woman in their board of directors financially outperform ones …

# ForgetJamesBond: diversity, inclusion and the UK's intelligence agencies

DWB Lomas - Intelligence and National Security, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Diversity and inclusivity remain top priorities for UK intelligence, having been much
maligned for the largely white, male stereotype. The Intelligence & Security Committee of …

Diversity of thought as 'mission critical': Knowledge, politics and power in UK national security policymaking

H Wright - Security Dialogue, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The idea that diversity and inclusion in policymaking institutions is a national security
imperative because it enhances 'diversity of thought'has proliferated among policymakers in …

[PDF][PDF] Classified and Secret: Understanding the Literature on Diversity in the Intelligence Sector

E Stephenson, SH Rimmer - International Studies Review, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Intelligence services are important sites of contestation, often the foci of reform and calls for
greater transparency. Yet, while growing attention has been paid to intersectionality, gender …

Ideology in Costume: A Growing Threat to Intelligence Studies

JA Gentry - International Journal of Intelligence and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Intelligence studies (IS) is a new and rapidly evolving academic discipline. Scholars
periodically assess its status, noting considerable progress, but they have barely begun to …

Seedlings in the Corporate Forest: Communicating Benevolent Sexism in Dow Chemical's First Internal Affirmative-Action Campaign

ME Cullinan, K Maison, MM Parks… - Management …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Organizational affirmative-action programs have often failed to reach their goals, especially
in the context of STEM professions and companies. Our study analyzes one of the first …

Demographic Diversity in US Intelligence Personnel: Is It Functionally Useful?

JA Gentry - International Journal of Intelligence and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Proponents of “diversity, equity, and inclusion”(DEI) in intelligence make two basic claims:(1)
preferential hiring and promotions for minorities, women, LGBTQ+ people, and disabled …

The construction of secret intelligence as a masculine profession

E Braat - International Journal of Intelligence and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The vast majority of intelligence history focuses on operations and executive
decisionmaking rather than attending to, among other topics, analytical work or day-to-day …

“Don't keep mum”: critical approaches to the narratives of women intelligence professionals

J Shahan - Intelligence and National Security, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Drawing upon a rise of women's publicly shared narratives in the UK and US in the previous
two decades, this article aims to challenge traditional perceptions of intelligence …