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Women in the Estonian Defence Forces
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Abstract:
Women have served in the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) since their re-establishment. NATO members already held their first women-themed conference in 1961 in Copenhagen and adopted the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy in 2003. Since 2013, the EDF also accept voluntary female conscripts. In conjunction with all these developments and progress in society, these topics are receiving more attention in Estonia. As women serve in the EDF, it was decided to conduct a study to map the situation and attitudes, and gather thoughts for future development. The study method was a questionnaire and the sample included all active service personnel, regardless of gender, rank or service arm. Since the Estonian Ministry of Defence has conducted public opinion surveys on topics of national defence, including with regard to women serving in the EDF, for over ten years, it is possible to compare the opinions of active service personnel and society at large. As the main result of the study, it can be pointed out that active service personnel regard the military career of women more favourably than society at large. While society is inclined to state that women have no place in the EDF after all, women do not suit all positions or that women should be at the home front, these kinds of statements were significantly less popular among active service personnel. Active servicewomen were, of course, most vehemently against such views.
Keywords:
defence personnel, military service, conscription, women and defence, society and defence, Estonian Defence Forces
Dates:
Jan. 12, 2017 - None
Source Specificity:
Other
Website:
https://icds.ee/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ICDS_Report_Women_in_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces_Andres_Siplane_December_2017.PDF
Power Domains:
Political
Methods Tools:
Awareness-raising
Country:
EE
City:
Tallinn
Implementation Scale:
national
Language:
English
Other Links:
https://icds.ee/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ICDS_Report_Women_in_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces_Andres_Siplane_December_2017.PDF
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