Latest items for EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"And in the past months, there have been signs that their exemption from military service may be coming to an end. Several media have said that local-level officials serving under the military's administration were drawing up lists of women who were eligible to be called up to the army. The military has denied these claims - describing them as "fake news" - but an analysis of military pamphlets and pro-military media channels conducted by the Burma Affairs and Conflict Study (BACS) advocacy group found that women were likely to be included in the fifth batch of conscripts, due to be called up in August" (par. 38-40).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"And in the past months, there have been signs that their exemption from military service may be coming to an end. Several media have said that local-level officials serving under the military's administration were drawing up lists of women who were eligible to be called up to the army. The military has denied these claims - describing them as "fake news" - but an analysis of military pamphlets and pro-military media channels conducted by the Burma Affairs and Conflict Study (BACS) advocacy group found that women were likely to be included in the fifth batch of conscripts, due to be called up in August" (par. 38-40).
Sept. 7, 2023, 10:04 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"In other organizations, women’s front-line prevalence is limited... or consists of sporadic activities, as in the case of Al-Shabaab in Somalia and Kenya, where women very rarely participate in combat" (para 7).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"In other organizations, women’s front-line prevalence is limited... or consists of sporadic activities, as in the case of Al-Shabaab in Somalia and Kenya, where women very rarely participate in combat" (para 7).
Aug. 25, 2023, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will recruit female carrier-based aircraft pilots for the first time" (para 1).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will recruit female carrier-based aircraft pilots for the first time" (para 1).
May 2, 2023, 7:32 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he US government (US DoD and US SOUTHCOM) should embed WPS discussions in all engagements, including in all security and military senior leader engagements. They should also incentivize women’s participation in any externally funded training programs they provide to regional partners by requiring that a certain percentage of military and police women participate in the training" (vi).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he US government (US DoD and US SOUTHCOM) should embed WPS discussions in all engagements, including in all security and military senior leader engagements. They should also incentivize women’s participation in any externally funded training programs they provide to regional partners by requiring that a certain percentage of military and police women participate in the training" (vi).
March 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"'We're a learning organization striving to be more diverse and representative of the great nation that we serve,' Schultz told crowds gathered at Wednesday's ceremony. 'To be the world's best, we must also be the world's most inclusive'" (Para. 10). "The Coast Guard has changed quite a bit since Fagan entered the academy in 1981. At that time, the service's cutters still required new sleeping accommodations and bathroom facilities for enlisted females. Building permanent facilities for women across the U.S. Coast Guard fleet took years" (Para. 11).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"'We're a learning organization striving to be more diverse and representative of the great nation that we serve,' Schultz told crowds gathered at Wednesday's ceremony. 'To be the world's best, we must also be the world's most inclusive'" (Para. 10). "The Coast Guard has changed quite a bit since Fagan entered the academy in 1981. At that time, the service's cutters still required new sleeping accommodations and bathroom facilities for enlisted females. Building permanent facilities for women across the U.S. Coast Guard fleet took years" (Para. 11).
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have formed their own gangs or affiliated with others, often with deadly consequences. In April 2022, 17 women who called themselves Baz Koko Fè or 'Iron Pussy' and were affiliated with a gang called Chen Mechan, or 'Evil Dogs', were allegedly raped and killed by the 400 Mawozo gang, according to the National Human Rights Network. 'There are effectively no paths beyond this world, and so the only way to make a living is to engage in this insular world that was created,” said Sasha Filippova, senior staff attorney at the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, which partners with BAI on legal cases.'" (para 33-34).more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have formed their own gangs or affiliated with others, often with deadly consequences. In April 2022, 17 women who called themselves Baz Koko Fè or 'Iron Pussy' and were affiliated with a gang called Chen Mechan, or 'Evil Dogs', were allegedly raped and killed by the 400 Mawozo gang, according to the National Human Rights Network. 'There are effectively no paths beyond this world, and so the only way to make a living is to engage in this insular world that was created,” said Sasha Filippova, senior staff attorney at the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, which partners with BAI on legal cases.'" (para 33-34).more
Jan. 12, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Much of this changed after 1979: women were instrumental in the overthrow of Somoza, both as combatants and in supporting roles. Throughout the 1980s women fought for all the basic human rights, many of which were immediately granted by the socialist FSLN" (para 6).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Much of this changed after 1979: women were instrumental in the overthrow of Somoza, both as combatants and in supporting roles. Throughout the 1980s women fought for all the basic human rights, many of which were immediately granted by the socialist FSLN" (para 6).
Jan. 11, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Currently, the armed forces only accept women as civil servants or specialized officers outside of combat missions..." (13).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Currently, the armed forces only accept women as civil servants or specialized officers outside of combat missions..." (13).
July 6, 2022, 10:19 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The report also notes that while it can be argued that increased defence spending benefits all Canadians equally, the country's military is still predominantly male" (Para. 7).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The report also notes that while it can be argued that increased defence spending benefits all Canadians equally, the country's military is still predominantly male" (Para. 7).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Women are legally allowed to be in combat, and there are no exclusions from combat in practice. Although, women are rarely seen at the front lines during combat" (1).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Women are legally allowed to be in combat, and there are no exclusions from combat in practice. Although, women are rarely seen at the front lines during combat" (1).
June 24, 2021, 5:57 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"For years, the Israel Defense Forces have been dominated by the national-religious sector, which demonstrates a high motivation to serve, especially in combat units. However, in that same demographic there is institutionalized opposition to the military recruitment of women, mainly due to modesty issues. Instead, national-religious women may perform national service as volunteers in hospitals, educational institutions and social-welfare organizations. This issue has been quietly debated for years. However, it has recently come to public attention through a petition by dozens of national-religious rabbis calling on the head of the national-religious HaBayit HaYehudi party, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, not to fund nongovernmental organizations that encourage religious women to enlist in...more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"For years, the Israel Defense Forces have been dominated by the national-religious sector, which demonstrates a high motivation to serve, especially in combat units. However, in that same demographic there is institutionalized opposition to the military recruitment of women, mainly due to modesty issues. Instead, national-religious women may perform national service as volunteers in hospitals, educational institutions and social-welfare organizations. This issue has been quietly debated for years. However, it has recently come to public attention through a petition by dozens of national-religious rabbis calling on the head of the national-religious HaBayit HaYehudi party, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, not to fund nongovernmental organizations that encourage religious women to enlist in...more
Jan. 8, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Countries: Libya
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“‘We count on Libya women, who were active during the 17 February revolution, to continue to advocate for peaceful solution … We count on you to spread the culture of peace in your communities and to talk and engage with all who have a role to play in brining stability to Libya,” said Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino León, via Skype on Saturday” (para. 2). “Libyans, particularly women, have paid and continue to pay a high price in the North African country’s armed conflict, said Mr. León, adding that the role of women in pushing for the dialogue process is crucial, as it is also crucial in...more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“‘We count on Libya women, who were active during the 17 February revolution, to continue to advocate for peaceful solution … We count on you to spread the culture of peace in your communities and to talk and engage with all who have a role to play in brining stability to Libya,” said Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino León, via Skype on Saturday” (para. 2). “Libyans, particularly women, have paid and continue to pay a high price in the North African country’s armed conflict, said Mr. León, adding that the role of women in pushing for the dialogue process is crucial, as it is also crucial in...more
Dec. 20, 2020, 8:46 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“The army [of Sri Lanka] has been recruiting women since 1979. Now, they are some 700-strong in number, and a few have risen to the rank of major.”
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“The army [of Sri Lanka] has been recruiting women since 1979. Now, they are some 700-strong in number, and a few have risen to the rank of major.”
Aug. 26, 2020, 2:04 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“The number of women in the Lebanese armed forces has increased steadily through the years…A gender policy has been set by the army to integrate more women and eventually place them in the front lines alongside their male counterparts” (para 7).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“The number of women in the Lebanese armed forces has increased steadily through the years…A gender policy has been set by the army to integrate more women and eventually place them in the front lines alongside their male counterparts” (para 7).
Nov. 4, 2019, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The current assessment is that the decision will be positive and the IDF will officially open up the role of tank crew member to female combat troops. Just a few weeks ago, the commander of the IDF's land forces, Major Gen. Kobi Barak, told Al-Monitor, 'We must remember that we are not talking about female tank crews that will be fighting in Lebanon or maneuvering with their tanks in hostile territory at a time of war. We are talking about tanks with all-women crews who will be deployed in the defense of Israel's borders with peaceful nations'" (para 2). Though given a role that could possibly see combat, women in...more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The current assessment is that the decision will be positive and the IDF will officially open up the role of tank crew member to female combat troops. Just a few weeks ago, the commander of the IDF's land forces, Major Gen. Kobi Barak, told Al-Monitor, 'We must remember that we are not talking about female tank crews that will be fighting in Lebanon or maneuvering with their tanks in hostile territory at a time of war. We are talking about tanks with all-women crews who will be deployed in the defense of Israel's borders with peaceful nations'" (para 2). Though given a role that could possibly see combat, women in...more
Aug. 15, 2019, 6:54 a.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3, EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"In February 2018, an international organization estimated that there were more than 150 different armed groups in the DRC. In 2018, several armed groups continued to abduct and forcibly recruit Congolese men, women, and children as combatants and in support roles, such as guards, porters, cleaners, cooks, messengers, spies, and tax collectors at mining sites; women and girls were forced to marry or serve as sex slaves for members of some armed groups" (160).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3, EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"In February 2018, an international organization estimated that there were more than 150 different armed groups in the DRC. In 2018, several armed groups continued to abduct and forcibly recruit Congolese men, women, and children as combatants and in support roles, such as guards, porters, cleaners, cooks, messengers, spies, and tax collectors at mining sites; women and girls were forced to marry or serve as sex slaves for members of some armed groups" (160).
July 20, 2019, 8:20 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"According to media reports, the SDF trained 210 women to participate in the battle against ISIS in Raqqa. This was in addition to the 8,000-strong Women’s Protection Units, widely reported on in the media, and originally formed with the aim of defending the Kurdish population from regime oppression, but eventually transitioning to broader anti-ISIS efforts. Volunteers joined this force from Syria and also from Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and other points of origin" (Pg 47).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"According to media reports, the SDF trained 210 women to participate in the battle against ISIS in Raqqa. This was in addition to the 8,000-strong Women’s Protection Units, widely reported on in the media, and originally formed with the aim of defending the Kurdish population from regime oppression, but eventually transitioning to broader anti-ISIS efforts. Volunteers joined this force from Syria and also from Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and other points of origin" (Pg 47).
Feb. 8, 2019, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-DATA-1
"The number of women in the Lebanese armed forces has increased steadily throughout the years to reach 3,000 in 2018, between the different military branches. This year, 1,640 females graduated from basic training specialized for female volunteers and 150 of them joined the Republican Guard Brigade. A gender policy has been set by the army to integrate more women and eventually place them in the front lines alongside their male counterparts" (para. 7).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-DATA-1
"The number of women in the Lebanese armed forces has increased steadily throughout the years to reach 3,000 in 2018, between the different military branches. This year, 1,640 females graduated from basic training specialized for female volunteers and 150 of them joined the Republican Guard Brigade. A gender policy has been set by the army to integrate more women and eventually place them in the front lines alongside their male counterparts" (para. 7).
Feb. 8, 2019, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Not only has the number of women remained relatively low, their access to the senior ranks of the armed forces has been difficult, and to decisionmaking positions inconsequential. By and large, and despite a few exceptions, women have been kept in more traditional and stereotypical roles for their gender—as secretaries, translators, nurses, mapmakers, and so on" (para. 8).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Not only has the number of women remained relatively low, their access to the senior ranks of the armed forces has been difficult, and to decisionmaking positions inconsequential. By and large, and despite a few exceptions, women have been kept in more traditional and stereotypical roles for their gender—as secretaries, translators, nurses, mapmakers, and so on" (para. 8).
Feb. 8, 2019, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Jordan
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The Jordanian armed forces developed a strategy for women in the decade between 2006 and 2016. The aim was to build capacity through the recruitment and training of more women, generating broader participation and employment opportunities. As a result, women can enroll as civilian employees or as soldiers, whether as privates, officers, or non-commissioned officers. Their pay, promotions, and length of military service are equal to that of men" (para. 5). "According to a national report, female applications have exceeded the needs of Jordan’s armed forces. There are over 4,800 women in uniform—around 1,200 of them officers, as well as 2,400 servicewomen and 1,260 civilians. This represents some 3 percent...more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The Jordanian armed forces developed a strategy for women in the decade between 2006 and 2016. The aim was to build capacity through the recruitment and training of more women, generating broader participation and employment opportunities. As a result, women can enroll as civilian employees or as soldiers, whether as privates, officers, or non-commissioned officers. Their pay, promotions, and length of military service are equal to that of men" (para. 5). "According to a national report, female applications have exceeded the needs of Jordan’s armed forces. There are over 4,800 women in uniform—around 1,200 of them officers, as well as 2,400 servicewomen and 1,260 civilians. This represents some 3 percent...more
Feb. 8, 2019, 12:42 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"In 2014, the Khawla Bint Al-Azwar Military School in the United Arab Emirates, the first of its kind in the Gulf, welcomed the first batch of female recruits for a voluntary nine-month period of military service" (para. 2).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"In 2014, the Khawla Bint Al-Azwar Military School in the United Arab Emirates, the first of its kind in the Gulf, welcomed the first batch of female recruits for a voluntary nine-month period of military service" (para. 2).
Sept. 4, 2018, 11:28 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The government gave qualified women access to training in the armed forces and national service, where they continued to occupy primarily administrative positions" (35).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"The government gave qualified women access to training in the armed forces and national service, where they continued to occupy primarily administrative positions" (35).
March 16, 2018, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-LAW-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Under Erdogan, Turkey has lifted bans on Islamic-style headscarves that barred devout women from attending university, entering the civil service and serving in the military" (para 19).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-LAW-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Under Erdogan, Turkey has lifted bans on Islamic-style headscarves that barred devout women from attending university, entering the civil service and serving in the military" (para 19).
Dec. 22, 2017, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Algerian women’s struggles go back to the revolutionary war of 1954-1962. In 1956, Algerian women participated in a series of terror bomb attacks launched by a nationalist guerrilla network" (para 5).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Algerian women’s struggles go back to the revolutionary war of 1954-1962. In 1956, Algerian women participated in a series of terror bomb attacks launched by a nationalist guerrilla network" (para 5).
Oct. 27, 2017, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"I moved on to two years of untangling a quite different but equally important untold story I had come across, about an all-women special operations team recruited for Army Ranger and Navy SEAL missions in 2011" (para 14).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"I moved on to two years of untangling a quite different but equally important untold story I had come across, about an all-women special operations team recruited for Army Ranger and Navy SEAL missions in 2011" (para 14).
Oct. 26, 2017, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Women carried a special burden on their shoulders during the republic’s two wars. Men fought on both sides...Women became the main breadwinners, took care of children, cleared away debris and repaired damaged houses"(para 12)
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"Women carried a special burden on their shoulders during the republic’s two wars. Men fought on both sides...Women became the main breadwinners, took care of children, cleared away debris and repaired damaged houses"(para 12)
Sept. 9, 2017, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"While Jubouri's participation on the battlefield is striking due to the conservative nature of Iraqi society, this phenomenon is on the rise. The number of women who have joined the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have increased, totaling roughly 3,000 women. In this context, Fatima Sultani, a PMU trainee, told Al-Monitor that women in the PMU provide 'service, media and medical assistance,' in reference to women’s roles in the security forces being mostly limited to logistical support. A report issued on June 28, 2014, on Kurdish female peshmerga fighters who battled IS in Taza Khormato town and Bashir village, near the northern city of Kirkuk, highlights the participation of Kurdish and...more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"While Jubouri's participation on the battlefield is striking due to the conservative nature of Iraqi society, this phenomenon is on the rise. The number of women who have joined the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have increased, totaling roughly 3,000 women. In this context, Fatima Sultani, a PMU trainee, told Al-Monitor that women in the PMU provide 'service, media and medical assistance,' in reference to women’s roles in the security forces being mostly limited to logistical support. A report issued on June 28, 2014, on Kurdish female peshmerga fighters who battled IS in Taza Khormato town and Bashir village, near the northern city of Kirkuk, highlights the participation of Kurdish and...more
Jan. 25, 2017, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"'In urban warfare, you have to be able to interact with women as well. Adding female soldiers was an operational need.' And so the Jegertroppen (Hunter Troop) was born. The Hunter Troop is the world’s only all-female special-ops force" (para 3-4). "Their training [that of the all female special-ops force] is identical to that of their male counterparts with the exception of the weight they carry–their packs weigh 60 pounds instead of 88 pounds" (para 6).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"'In urban warfare, you have to be able to interact with women as well. Adding female soldiers was an operational need.' And so the Jegertroppen (Hunter Troop) was born. The Hunter Troop is the world’s only all-female special-ops force" (para 3-4). "Their training [that of the all female special-ops force] is identical to that of their male counterparts with the exception of the weight they carry–their packs weigh 60 pounds instead of 88 pounds" (para 6).
Sept. 13, 2016, 5:26 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide has been an active campaigner for universal military service. Now she believes the increased number of women in the military is an occasion for celebration. ‘Actually, it's sheer madness that we have excluded half the population from important tasks in defense for so long. It will be very exciting to see when the first female conscripts get to proper action,’ Søreide said" (para 5-6).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
“Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide has been an active campaigner for universal military service. Now she believes the increased number of women in the military is an occasion for celebration. ‘Actually, it's sheer madness that we have excluded half the population from important tasks in defense for so long. It will be very exciting to see when the first female conscripts get to proper action,’ Søreide said" (para 5-6).
Aug. 23, 2016, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-DATA-1
"There were also other social developments for women during the 1930s... Sabiha Gokcen-the adopted daughter of Ataturk-became Turkey’s first woman combat pilot"(para 4)
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-DATA-1
"There were also other social developments for women during the 1930s... Sabiha Gokcen-the adopted daughter of Ataturk-became Turkey’s first woman combat pilot"(para 4)