The NY Times reports that Harris criticized the way intelligence reports portrayed female leaders.

On Friday, the New York Times reported that Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the way intelligence reports portrayed the leadership of women in other countries.

The Times reported that Ms. Harris, the first woman to hold her office, ordered a review of multiple years of briefing reports from various intelligence agencies, searching for possible gender bias.

Harris was intrigued by the portrayal of two foreign leaders in the briefing reports.

Officials reviewed the reports and found "some questionable word choices" but no widespread pattern, according to a senior intelligence official who spoke anonymously to the Times.

The Times reported that intelligence officials were instructed to create a new training course for analysts to evaluate and evaluate female foreign leaders.

The Times reported that the class now instructs intelligence analysts on how to evaluate the context in which women leaders operate and the potential influence of gender on their career trajectories, decision-making, and policy selections, as per a U.S. official.

According to the Times, the episode served as a glimpse into Ms. Harris's priorities. The vice president frequently centered gender and race issues in policy discussions in her office, as confirmed by aides and former administration officials.

Avril Haines, the first female director of national intelligence in the US, reportedly noticed Harris's concern about gender bias in briefing reports in the intelligence community.

Gender bias is being routinely checked by intelligence officials, as per a senior official's statement to the Times. Additionally, Harris has requested more intelligence reports on how gender disparities in different countries affect their national security, the Times was informed by intelligence officials.

Intelligence officials informed the Times that they paid close attention to Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean, which are often neglected in mainstream foreign-policy making.

The Harris campaign nor Biden administration officials responded to a request for comment.

The Times' report on Harris' policy record was based on information shared by intelligence officials, as she tries to appeal to moderate voters and contradict Trump's claims that she represents the "radical left."

The Times reported that despite Harris' efforts to combat gender bias in intelligence agencies, promote equity in the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, and address systemic disparities, these achievements have not been highlighted during her campaign.

According to the Times, Ms. Harris's allies view her vice presidency as a defining characteristic, distinguishing her from her predecessors, including Democrats. However, she is not campaigning on this aspect of her record.

"She seldom discusses explicitly how she would employ the government to combat racism and sexism, and only occasionally brings up her own potential as the first woman, first Asian American, and first Black woman to hold the presidency."

The Times reported that a former aide to the vice president stated that Harris has always been interested in gender.

The aide, who requested anonymity, stated that we all knew it was crucial to her, so we would proactively include it in her briefings. As a result, she didn't have to ask for it.

Her aides assert that the vice president is concerned about any "overlooked group, including low-income Americans of any race or ethnicity," despite her record suggesting a focus on women and minorities.

Since becoming the top of the ticket after President Biden withdrew from the presidential race, many of Harris' past positions have been highlighted.

Harris advocated for taxpayer-funded surgery for trans prisoners and illegal immigrants when answering a questionnaire from the American Civil Liberties Union.