Hello fellow historians!
I'm doing a college presentation about history of women involvement in NATO countries during the Cold war in the military and civilian sectors. Yes, the topic is as broad as it sounds and unfortunately I'm having some difficulty finding the necessary information and sources. It's also worth mentioning that NATO allied countries and countries that were not aligned with the Soviet/Eastern Bloc can also be mentioned (ex. Israel). Basically, anything that involved women (any programs, milestones, achievements,...) in NATO countries during the Cold War.
Thanks in advance to anyone who knows anything about the topic and is willing to share that information with me. Also, since I'm asking for help with such a broad topic, feel free to ask me anything in the comments.
I'm a little unclear whether "NATO countries" signifies you want stuff in the realm of international relations/international security, if "military or civilian sectors" refers to that and maybe politics, or if it really is "literally anything involving women in the vast majority of countries in the world for half a century."
Assuming the more general end of things, I'd start by researching feminist movements in a handful of countries (and you might also find stuff on "women's involvement in" decolonization, civil right/anti-racist movements, the early LGBTQ rights movement). The movements in and of themselves would probably qualify, but also look at what programs and laws they're fighting for, what big names come up.
Doing some research on the history of women in the military might also prove fruitful.
Overall, though, I think you should stop trying to think about EVERYTHING, and make this a manageable task. "Today I am going to compare the evolution of women's roles in Countries A, B, and C. For this presentation, I will use the following topics for the points of comparison: women spies, female spouses of male heads of state, and women military leaders." Then come up with some BS (or not!) justification for why those particular topics--obviously you can see a theme to the ones I suggested.