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- Title
INTEGRATION OF THE GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN THE DEFENSE SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA.
- Authors
RISTOSKA, Zhanet
- Abstract
Paying equal attention to the needs and priorities of women and men is a civilizational value, a characteristic of the modern age in which mankind's aspiration towards democracy is unquestionable. The security needs of both women and men need to be taken into account paying attention to their often different perspectives. This is achieved through equal participation of both men and women in decision-making processes, in policy formulation and implementation, drawing mutual enrichment from their differences. An essential ingredient for such an approach is the creation of conditions resulting in more women in security institutions than was historically the case. Increasing the number of women in security institutions and structures of a state enables the security policies' formulation to be enriched by the experiences, knowledge, interests, and needs of both women and men. In this way, institutions will be more effective in responding to different security needs within the society. The integration of the principles of gender equality may alter the perception of the military as an institution primarily engaged in violence and warfare into one aimed at building peace and security. However, for this to happen, the security sector reform processes need to address the gender dimension both in terms of rules and procedures and in terms of the organizational culture. The Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Macedonia strive to follow the standards for inclusion of women in all aspects of the defence area. Hence, they consistently adhere to the provisions of the adopted National Action Plan for implementation of the Resolution 1325. In addition, other documents for the Resolution's implementation have also been adopted. Furthermore, over the past few years great effort has been invested to promote gender equality and gender perspectives in the defence area. The goal of this paper is to explain some terms connected with gender related challenges in the society, to explain the Resolution 1325, and its importance. We will present some activities that have been taken within the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Macedonia during the past several years for integration of gender equality and gender perspective within the defence system, with a special emphasis on the National Action Plan for implementation of the Resolution 1325 of the Security Council of UN.
- Subjects
GENDER inequality; MILITARY policy; MACEDONIAN politics &; government
- Publication
Contemporary Macedonian Defense / Sovremena Makedonska Odbrana, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 32, p21
- ISSN
1409-8199
- Publication type
Article