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The recent history of changes in women's roles includes having women in the military. Every country in the world permits the participation of women in the military, in one form or another. In 2018, only two countries conscripted women and men on the same formal conditions: Norway and Sweden. [1]
Denmark wants to increase the number of young people doing military service by extending conscription to women and increasing the time of service from 4 months to 11 months for both genders ...
In April 1938 the law requiring compulsory military service for men included provisions for voluntary service of women in auxiliary roles, in the medical services, in the anti-aircraft artillery and in communications. In 1939 a Women's Military Training Organization was established under the command of Maria Wittek.
Under the Danish Realm and protected by the Danish Defence, men from Greenland and the Faroe Islands are not required to serve as conscripts. [5] In March 2024, it was announced that the Danish government would be extending military conscription to women for the first time and also increase the standard service time. [6]
The Scandinavian nation also wants to raise the service time for men and women, and boost defence spending. Denmark to start conscripting women for military service Skip to main content
Roles for women beyond technical and secretarial support began opening up in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [53] In 2000, the Equality amendment to the Military Service law granted equal opportunities in the military to women found physically and personally suitable for a job.
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In 1962, women were allowed in the military. [34] Currently 1,122 or 7.3% of all personnel in the armed forces are women. [35] Women do not have to serve conscription in Denmark, since 1998, it is however possible to serve under conscription-like circumstances; 17% of those serving conscription or conscription-like are women. [36]