GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN THE SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES; REVIEW AT THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325 ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN THE SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES; REVIEW AT THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325 ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

Author(s): Suzana Tkavc
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Institut za strategijska istraživanja
Keywords: Women; Slovenia; Armed Forces; Gender; Implementation; UNSCR 1325.
Summary/Abstract: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325) was issued 15 years ago. However, addressing women in the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) we could not avoid the processes which had already taken place before. Women have been an integral part of the SAF from the beginning. During the past fifteen years, the SAF has undergone some vital changes. The major ones refer to the professionalization of the SAF, and to the integration into the collective security system (NATO). There are no lawfully forbidden areas for female personnel nor programs or branches excluding participation of women in the SAF. Female representation is ensured in SAF units and commands at all levels. During the past decade, the percentage of female members has remained between 15 and 16 percent. Women in the SAF hold high positions both at home and abroad. The highest rank held by a female in the SAF since 2012 is that of a brigadier. Women have also been deployed to the international operations and missions since the first Slovenian contingent in 1997. Gender perspective and UNSCR 1325 are performed through different processes, such as pre-deployment trainings, or operational planning with the focus on ensuring the composition of the gender-mixed teams on international operations and missions.

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