SEESAC Supports Professional Capacity Building for Female Officers

UNDP SEESAC, through Gender Equality in the Military project, supports the participation of women officers in the Armed Forces (AF) in the Western Balkan in courses that strengthen their knowledge and skills, and consequently their career prospects.

In April and May 2015, three female officers attended specialized short courses at Cranfield University in the UK.  The Cranfield University is part of the UK Defence Academy and, as such, it is a leading institution in offering short professional development courses in the area of defence and security.   

Two female officers from the Armed Forces of Montenegro participated in the Women as Leaders course (21 – 23 April), while their colleague from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia took part in the Delivering Strategic Goals course (11 – 15 May).

From the beginning of the project in 2012, UNDP SEESAC supported seven female officers from the Armed Forces in the Western Balkans in attending specialized, short courses. 

About THE GENDER EQUALITY IN THE MILITARY PROJECT

SEESAC's Gender Equality in the Military: Strengthening of Regional Cooperation on Gender Mainstreaming in Security Sector Reform in the Western Balkans project supports creating a more conducive environment for the advancement of women in the military in the Western Balkans. With this as its goal, SEESAC is supporting the Ministries of Defence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia in their efforts 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 culture.