2nd Meeting of the Baseline Study Regional Working Group

On 24 June 2013, the regional working group (WG) tasked with developing the Baseline Study on the Position of Women in the Armed Forces in the Western Balkans met in Belgrade. The working group’s main task was to review the responses to the jointly developed questionnaire which were submitted by the Ministries of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.  The WG also discussed the first draft analysis and agreed on the format and content. 

The aim of the Study is to collect regionally comparable data on the position of women in the Armed Forces  in order to better inform human resource policy reforms with a view of attracting to the military profession more qualified female candidates and ensure that those that join are given equal career development prospects.

The Baseline Study is a ground breaking joint endeavor of the four Ministries of Defence from the region who have themselves developed the survey methodology, collected the data and will review the results and subsequently formulate the recommendations.

The development of the Baseline study on the Position of Women in the Armed Forces in the Western Balkans is supported by SEESAC through its “Gender Equality in the Military’ project.

ABOUT THE GENDER EQUALITY IN THE MILITARY PROJECT

SEESAC's project Gender Equality in the Military is assisting Ministries of Defense in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia to ensure better integration, retention and professional development for women in the armed forces as well as stronger participation of women in decision-making and gender sensitive change in their organizational cultures.