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IMS Office of the Gender Advisor

Updated: 11 November 2025

From leadership to troops on the ground, integrating gender perspectives and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) in the military is an essential component of NATO’s common values and operational effectiveness.

Soldiers from the NATO’s Multinational Battlegroup help each other over a log obstacle. The Czech contingent of the NATO multinational battlegroup in Lithuania hosted their ‘Czech Mudness’ competition, where soldiers had to navigate a series of challeng

Integrating the gender perspective into all aspects of NATO activities and operations enhances the effectiveness of NATO’s Deterrence and Defence.

The Office of the Gender Advisor

The International Military Staff Office of the Gender Advisor (GENAD) supports the operationalization of gender by providing military strategic advice on the implementation of the WPS Agenda and by the integration of gender perspectives into NATO missions, operations and activities.

The gender perspective is the ability to detect if and when men, women, boys and girls are being affected differently by a situation due to their gender. Gender perspective takes into consideration how a particular situation impacts the needs of men, women, boys and girls, and if and how activities affect them differently.

Gender equality is the state in which there are equal rights, responsibilities, opportunities and access for men, women, boys and girls.

Gender mainstreaming is a strategy used to achieve gender equality by assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, in all areas and at all levels, in order to assure that the concerns and experiences of both sexes are taken into account.

The GENAD increases awareness of gender perspectives across the Alliance and offers advice and support on integrating gender into the development of various cross-cutting policies. Additionally, the office provides subject matter expertise on the military implications of NATO’s Human Security Agenda.

NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP)

The NCGP is NATO’s long-standing military sub-committee on gender and WPS and was originally established in 1976 as the Committee on Women in the NATO Forces (CWINF).

Each NATO member nation is represented in the NCGP by an active-duty officer of senior rank or civilian equivalent with relevant subject matter expertise on the latest developments in gender mainstreaming.

The NCGP promotes gender mainstreaming and the military integration of gender perspectives. Through its programme of work, the NCGP provides national expert advice to the NATO Military Committee on gender-related topics to enhance operational effectiveness, in support of Alliance objectives across the core tasks.