Operation honour in Perspective: The Canadian Armed Forces’ Changing Gender Policy
Marie Deschamps released her External Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Canadian Armed Forces in 2015. Its effect was that military authorities at last acknowledged the existence of a sexualized culture conducive to sexual harassment and assault in the military as well as the need for long-term cultural change. In addressing sexual violence the Canadian Armed Forces elected to go with an operational approach (Operation honour). The organization has since established “strength through diversity” as its platform for dealing with internal gender dynamics. The article looks at how the military’s current approach to gender issues compares with its predecessors.