Quality of Cooperation between Men and Women in the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic: Gender-Integrated Organization

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (27) ◽  
pp. 88-108
Author(s):  
Mária Martinská
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Military Organization ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Peace Processes ◽  
Peacekeeping Missions

This article focuses on the innovative trend of the cooperation between men and women in peace processes, and analyzes the need to create a postmodern type of military organization – a so-called gender-integrated organization, which will ensure adequate consideration of the rights, needs, and interests of women and women’s involvement in the actions and objectives of peacekeeping missions. The research findings presented in the article reflect the state of the application of gender equality principle in the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, as well as the state of the application of the recommendations for developing a plan of gender equality which obliges EU member states to ensure compliance with the Resolution 1325. The resolution requires a gender-balanced occupation rate and access to training for all missions, as well as gender mainstreaming in all activities carried out.

Respect for gender equality as a component of civilian democratic control over the military organisation of the state

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Yuliia Yu. Bobrova ◽  
Yuriy O. Bobrov
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Balance ◽  
Democratic Control ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact

The analysis of numerous scientific publications demonstrates the great relevance of gender studies at the current stage of Ukrainian social development, in almost all spheres of social relations. As for ensuring equal participation of men and women in the functioning of the military organisation of the state, the implementation of such a gender balance contributes to improving civilian control over it through the possibility of developing the capacity of regulatory bodies in gender issues, promoting dialogue between the community and control bodies, and drawing public attention to the problems of accountability of institutions of this organisation. The main purpose of this study is to highlight the state of gender equality in the military organisation of the state through the lens of civilian democratic control. The study determined the state of legislative regulation of the concept of military organisation of the state and civil democratic control. The study analysed the introduction of a gender perspective in Ukraine in the subject matter and the dynamics of establishing a gender balance in the military organisation of the state; the impact on existing trends of legislative initiatives. It is stated that the modern Ukrainian army is mostly “male”. Despite the fact that women are allowed to serve in the military, they do not take part in making socially important decisions, they do not hold high military positions, and career growth is challenging for them. The study identified the main problems of implementing gender equality in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other structures of the Defence Forces of Ukraine, which are more based on social stereotypes of pre-defined roles for men and women. Civil control over the Armed Forces is described as a socio-political process in this area

Pro-gender Norms in Norwegian Peace Engagement: Balancing Experiences, Values, and Interests

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-198
Author(s):  
Inger Skjelsbæk ◽  
Torunn Lise Tryggestad
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
The State ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Self Image

Abstract The national self-image of Norway is as a gender-equal and peace-promoting nation. Norwegian gender equality policies grew out of a strong social and political civil society engagement from below combined with equal rights laws as well as quota systems implemented from above by the state. In this paper, we explore the intersection of pro-gender norms and peace engagement in Norwegian foreign policy. While gender mainstreaming has been on the agenda of Norwegian development cooperation for decades, the introduction of pro-gender norms in peace engagement is a more recent phenomenon. How are gender equality norms and concerns understood and promoted by Norwegian peace facilitators in practice. And how are pro-gender experiences, values, and norms balanced in Norwegian peace engagement?

Delivering WPS Protection in All Female Peacekeeping Force

2018 ◽  
pp. 450-460
Author(s):  
Sabrina M. Karim
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Peacekeeping Missions

The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has been touted as one of the most successful UN Missions when it comes to providing peace, but also when it comes to gender equality. The mission was home to the first all-female–formed police unit and was one of the first to incorporate gender in its peacekeeping mandates. As such, it stands out as an example for other missions. Upon closer inspection, however, UNMIL still suffers from many challenges associated with implementing gender balancing and gender mainstreaming. This chapter explores the mission’s successes in increasing participation among female peacekeepers, as well as the protection roles that female peacekeepers occupied. It also highlights some of the existing challenges that UNMIL and other peacekeeping missions more broadly must overcome to better achieve the goals of the women, peace, and security agenda. While, UNMIL’s mandate noted the importance of WPS, female peacekeepers experienced restrictions to their mobility and interactions with locals that may have prevented them from reaching their full potential in providing protection and preventing violence.

Formation and development of the state policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of gender equality

2021 ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Zh. E. Abilgaziyeva ◽  
G. R. Duisembekova ◽  
A. N. Ramashova ◽  
A. B. Orazbayeva
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
Independent States ◽  
The Republic

This article discusses the issues of creating the necessary social conditions for the fullest realization of the abilities of women and men in all spheres of labor and public life of the Republic of Kazakhstan.The state family policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan is aimed at ensuring favorable socio-economic conditions that contribute to the full implementation of the family's reproductive, economic and educational functions, as well as strengthening the moral foundations of the family and increasing its importance in society.Currently, the world is paying more and more attention to gender issues, that is, the principle of equal rights and opportunities for men and women. Addressing the gender issue is particularly relevant for independent States that have entered the path of market transformation. Today, changes in all spheres of our life require a new look at the role of women in the development of the state and society. The achievement of gender equality ensures the effectiveness of the current family policy, since it helps to strengthen the role and contribution of women and men to the development of the family institution. Addressing women's issues and democratizing society are two interrelated processes. Their essence is that in addition to ensuring equal opportunities for men and women, the prerequisites can be created for the emergence of new forms of expression and realization of women's interests in all spheres of life. It is stated by the authors that in Kazakhstan, it is important to form an individual approach to the formation of family policy, as the family plays an important role among all social institutions that affect the quality of human capital.

scholarly journals Equal Pay As An Objective Of Gender Equality

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-307
Author(s):  
Elena Florişteanu ◽  
Ioan Dragoş Florişteanu
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
Internal Labor Market ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Equal Pay ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Social Sectors

Abstract The increasing attention granted to improving gender equality in all the economic and social sectors, on all levels, is manifested in concrete actions undertaken by both different international bodies and national authorities. Even though the majority of EU member states have adopted the necessary legislative framework to ensure gender equality, the practical application of wage equality still remains a real problem. Studies in the field show that in Romania, remuneration differences between men and women are much lower in comparison to other states, but the effects are fully felt due to the low level of wages present on the internal labor market.

scholarly journals The issue of gender approach in pedagogical practice (on the example of the education system of foreign countries)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3/S) ◽  
pp. 231-238
Author(s):  
Shokhsanam Baratova
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Education System ◽  
The State ◽  
Central Point ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
State Strategy

Achieving gender equality around the world is becoming a central point of development of the country and society and an important part of the state strategy, and data based on the gender model of these symmetrical and balanced inclusive aspects of men and women are analyzed.

scholarly journals ISSUES OF MILITARY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE IN THE EARLY 2000S.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Andrii TKACHUK
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
Main Element ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Military Organization ◽  
Domestic Security ◽  
Military Development ◽  
State Programs ◽  
The Military

The article deals with the main problems of military development, which were solved by Ukraine in the early 2000s. A special emphasis is on the development of the legal framework for the functioning of the domestic security and defense sector. The dynamics and main features of the state programs on reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU) as the main element of the functioning of the security and defense sector and the military organization of Ukraine are highlighted. The problematic internal political situation in the country forced the authorities to develop and reform the Ukrainian army on the principle of defense sufficiency, which consisted of creating a compact but highly professional army capable of fulfilling its tasks. The Armed Forces reforming was accompanied by a legislative increase in the number of state bodies related to the national security sector and intended to improve the quality of the military organization of the state in case of a crisis. Practically, the essence of the reforms was to reduce the number of personnel. It should reduce state budget expenditures, as well as increase bodies of the military organization, which due to legislation drafting errors, often doubled functions, thereby decreasing its efficiency. At the same time, the legislators did not pay attention to numerous urgent problems of the Armed Forces, mainly socio-economic. Despite many attempts to provide legal support for military construction in Ukraine in the early 2000s, all of them neither had the proper effect nor significantly influenced the strengthening of the state's defense capabilities. A large number of defense structures proved to be ineffective when the Armed Forces funded on a residual principle. This, in turn, nullified any attempt to reform Ukraine's Armed Forces fully. Keywords security, defense, Armed Forces, legislation.

Martial Values in Civilian Life

2020 ◽  
pp. 104-130
Author(s):  
Ned Dobos
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Civilian Life ◽  
Military Organization ◽  
Proper Functioning ◽  
Organized Violence

Wherever there is a professional military organization, certain values must be cultivated in and celebrated by it, in order for it to effectively deploy organized violence on behalf of the state. But when these values penetrate into civilian society—as they almost invariably do—there can be pernicious results. This chapter takes a sample of three civilian domains—law enforcement, business, and education—and draws attention to some of the adverse consequences that their cultural ‘militarization’ has had. This analysis suggests that when the values, ideals, and assumptions of the armed forces encroach into, and take root in, civilian institutions, the proper functioning (or telos) of those institutions can be compromised.

And If the Opponents of Gender Ideology Are Right? Gender Politics, Europeanization, and the Democratic Deficit

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Rawłuszko
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Gender Politics ◽  
The State ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Democratic Deficit ◽  
Framing Analysis ◽  
Local Implementation ◽  
International Commitments ◽  
Political Success

AbstractThis article explores the dynamics of antigender mobilization in Poland and shows how gender equality projects are interconnected with the rise of opponents of “gender ideology.” It highlights material and discursive links between the local implementation of gender mainstreaming and the antigenderist backlash. The article points out that particular gender equality policies in non-Western settings result from Europeanization and thus are marked by a significant democratic deficit—that is, they are promoted without engaging a wider audience and elude parliamentary control. The study shows that if gender equality projects, such as gender mainstreaming, are fostered by external international commitments and obscure bureaucratic measures, they may unintentionally provide the impetus for antigender mobilization. Indeed, gender wars are fueled not only by controversies over gender and LGBT equality but also by growing concerns about citizens’ control over the state and its policies. The article is data based, and by employing framing analysis, it provides an explanation of the recent political success of antigenderist campaigns, which take place in a world of reconfigured states and diminishing democracies.

scholarly journals SPOŠTOVANJE ČLOVEKOVIH PRAVIC IN TEMELJNIH SVOBOŠČIN V VOJSKAH DRŽAV EVROPSKE UNIJE: PRISTOPI, PRAKSE, MEHANIZMI

2014 ◽  
pp. 15-40
Author(s):  
LJUBO ŠTAMPAR
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
Military Organization ◽  
Military Organizations ◽  
Eu Member States

Začetki razprav o človekovih pravicah segajo v 17. stoletje, mednarodna pravna arhitektura človekovih pravic pa je bila postavljena s Splošno deklaracijo o človekovih pravicah leta 1948. Po koncu hladne vojne je razumevanje varnosti dobilo novo dimenzijo, spoštovanje človekovih pravic je postalo imperativ vojaške organizacije, s tem pa so se odprle razprave o zagotavljanju celotnega spektra človekovih pravic pripadnikom vojaške organizacije. Skozi analizirane dokumente evropskih institucij in sodbe sodišč ugotavljamo, da so priporočila usmerjena k uveljavljanju koncepta »državljan vojak« in tako k zmanjševanju omejitev uživanja človekovih pravic za pripadnike vojaške organizacije. Članice EU uporabljajo pri zagotavljanju človekovih pravic vojakom dva pristopa, ki sta odvisna predvsem od zgodovine, tradicije in razumevanja vloge vojske v družbi posamezne nacionalne države. Prvi, tradicionalni pristop, postavlja v ospredje vojaško organizacijo in njene naloge, pravice pripadnikov so majhne. Drugi, postmoderni pristop, ki sledi konceptu »državljan vojak«, postavlja v ospredje spoštovanje človekovih pravic in povečuje obseg vojakovih pravic. Spoštovanje človekovih pravic znotraj vojske lahko država zagotovi z zakonodajo, uveljavitev v praksi pa preverja z učinkovitmi nadzornimi mehanizmi. The beginnings of discussions about human rights go back to the 17th century, while the international legal architecture relating to human rights was established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. When the Cold War ended, the understanding of security entered a new dimension. Respect for human rights became an imperative of military organizations, which opened discussions about the provision of an entire spectrum of human rights for members of a military organization. Analyzed documents of European institutions and rulings of courts bring us to a conclusion that recommendations are designed to enforce the concept of the »citizen-soldier« and, consequently, to decrease the limits imposed on the volume of human rights enjoyed by members of a military organization. When ensuring human rights for soldiers, EU member states use two approaches which depend mainly on history, tradition and understanding of the role of the armed forces in the society of an individual nation state. The first, traditional approach is focused on a military organization and its tasks, while the level of rights enjoyed by servicemembers is low. The second, post-modern approach is focused on respect for human rights and increases the extent of rights enjoyed by soldiers. A state can ensure respect for human rights in a military organization by the means of legislation, and verify its practical implementation through effective control mechanisms.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document