Gender and diplomacy / edited by Jennifer A. Cassidy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : analyzing the dynamics of modern diplomacy through a gender lens / Jennifer Cassidy and Sara Althari -- Woman, gender and diplomacy : a historical survey / Helen McCarthy and James Southern -- Alison Palmer's fight for sex and gender equity in the 20th century United States Foreign Service / Beatrice McKenzie -- From marriage bar to gender equality : the experience of women in Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs, 1970-2000 / Anne Barrington -- Women of the South : engaging with the UN as a diplomatic manoeuvre / Devaki Jain -- Towards a feminist U.S. foreign policy? : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's diplomacy from "soft power" to "hard choices" / Eric Blanchard -- Gender, status and ambassador appointments to militarized and violent countries / Birgitta Niklasson and Ann Towns -- Women in foreign lands : women diplomats and host country cultures / Jane Marriott -- Women in global economic governance : scaling the summits / Susan Rimmer -- Becoming UN women : a journey in realizing rights and gaining global recognition / Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka -- UNprecedented : women's leadership in twenty-first century multilateral diplomacy / Jessica Fliegel -- Conclusion : progress and policies towards a gender-even playing field / Jennifer Cassidy.