WOMEN OF THE SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS
WOMEN OF THE SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS

Author(s): Liliana Brožič, Suzana Tkavc
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Institut za strategijska istraživanja
Keywords: International; operations; missions; gender; women; Slovenian Armed Forces
Summary/Abstract: Female personnel of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) were engaged within international operations and missions since the first deployment of the SAF. Both, NATO and the professionalization of the SAF gave rise to an enhanced acceptance and recognition of women in the military, which led to the support of the deployment of women to international operations and missions. For the purpose of our survey, we launched a questionnaire for Slovenian Armed Forces personnel. Our intention was to get an insight into their personal views related to gender. In this article, we will focus on gender with an emphasis on the involvement of female SAF members in international operations and missions, and on UNSCR 1325. The research was open for both men and women until the end of September 2015. The results showed how many women in the sample had been deployed; what were their experiences during the deployment; what was their opinion about their military role in international operations and missions, and how their presence could influence the role of women in the foreign country according to UNSCR 1325 provisions. The male part of SAF personnel also filled in the same questionnaire and we compared the answers of both groups.

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