A GENDER PERSPECTIVE ON ROMANIAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS. FEMALE ENGAGEMENT TEAMS A BRIDGE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND COSMOPOLITAN MILITARIES?
A GENDER PERSPECTIVE ON ROMANIAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS. FEMALE ENGAGEMENT TEAMS A BRIDGE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND COSMOPOLITAN MILITARIES?

Author(s): Cristina Rădoi
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Institut za strategijska istraživanja
Keywords: gender perspective; Romanian Army; civil-military relations; Female Engagement Teams; Security Sector Reforms
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to highlight to what extent the types of Security Sector Reforms adopted by Romania are truly effective regarding the condition of women in the military. Did the adopted reforms manage to advance the women’s rights in Romanian Army, or were they just a prerequisite in the preaccession process? Furthermore, this article tries to highlight whether the society managed to impose a gender agenda in the military, or gender in the military contributed to the developments in politics. If the level of women’s integration is very low, which are the main causes: the low level of gender equality in Romanian society or the resistance of military senior officials to these gender equality policies? Do the Female Engagement Teams (FET) represent a sign of advancing women’s rights in military?

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