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NATO Annual Review on Gender in Military: policies, participation and operational planning

January 13, 2017

NATO Annual Review on Gender in Military released to the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP).

The 2015 Summary of the National Reports of NATO Member and Partner nations to the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP) have been issued as the second comprehensive compendium of the statistics and policies progress related to the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

The 2015 summary reveals that the representation of women in the armed forces has increased 10.8%, the highest representation since 1999.

It also highlights the increase of female representation in NATO operations (6.4%).

The summary of national reports also underlines the significant increase in equal opportunities domain. It shows that 84.6% of NATO nations have opened all positions to women in the armed forces in 2015, which is 14% than the previous year. More than 65% of NATO member nations have the same enlistment requirements for men and women which is 10% increase compare to 2014.There has also been a growth of work-life balance initiatives to support service members in maintaining their military duties and family life.

In addition, progress has been made regarding the implementation of the gender perspectives in operations. More than 92% of NATO Member nations include gender in the pre-deployment training and exercises and 73.1% nations include it in their operational planning.

By publishing the annual report, NATO aims to present its progress in the implementation of the UNSCR 1325, related resolution principles and the gender perspective.

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Post written by: Abigail Burr