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A female honour guard during an exhibition drill portion of the 2019 Moscow Victory Day Parade.. European countries have had varying policies that confine women and military service or the extent of their participation in the national armed services of their respective countries, especially combatant roles in armed conflicts or hostile environments.
Today women can serve in every position in the French military, including submarines [70] and combat infantry. [71] Women make up around 15% of all service personnel in the combined branches of the French military. They are 11% of the Army forces, 16% of the Navy, 28% of the Air Force and 58% of the Medical Corps. [72]
Women civilians, especially in the areas where the conflict has been most intense, have faced a range of issues. [27] The issues facing civilians in the conflict have sometimes been overlooked by the media, with journalist Alisa Sopova stating that "Some journalists who come to Ukraine in search of military action often leave disappointed, overlooking the experiences of civilians because the ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles.
The United States has more women in its military than any other nation. [67] The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 was a pivotal point for women in the Military. As the Army's mission changed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the roles of women also changed in the ranks.
Women in the Ukrainian military [a] have played active roles in the Revolution of Dignity, the war in Donbas, and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2] Since 2014, women have also been struggling against discrimination and for gender equality within the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU), with projects such as Invisible Battalion. [2]
The Royal Air Force appointed Elaine West as its first ever woman to hold the position of Air Vice-Marshal, and the U.K. military said it would encourage women to aim for high-ranking careers. [184] As Air Vice-Marshal Elaine West had the highest rank a woman in the British military had ever held at the time. [185]
While a marginal percentage of women are reported in military service globally, estimates following the increasing trend of military women capped predictions at about 10% for 1980. [ 63 ] In 2021, the Nigerian Army deployed 300 female soldiers to secure Kaduna-Abuja expressway.