In this article, Morgan Singer examines the evolving role of women in Canadian intelligence, situating their contemporary leadership within a longer history of espionage. While intelligence has traditionally been a male-dominated field, women have made significant contributions, particularly during the World Wars. Since, women have proven to have differentiable mobility and socioemotional skills that make them better spies. The article explores how these capabilities continue to shape women’s roles in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), where women now comprise nearly half of the workforce and hold prominent leadership positions.
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