<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper focuses on the policies for gender equality which can and should be understood as a long-term investment, not as a situational solution or a short-term cost, especially in military environment. On the basis of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - “Women, peace and security”, the National plan for implementation of the Resolution 1325 in the MoD in Bulgaria has been analyzed. New policies or initiatives concerning the implementation of gender in the Bulgarian Armed Forces are included with the actual information about female active duty military personnel and the perspectives to overcome the prejudices and stereotypes in people’s minds.</p></abstract>

The paper focuses on the policies for gender equality which can and should be understood as a long-term investment, not as a situational solution or a short-term cost, especially in military environment. On the basis of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - “Women, peace and security”, the National plan for implementation of the Resolution 1325 in the MoD in Bulgaria has been analyzed. New policies or initiatives concerning the implementation of gender in the Bulgarian Armed Forces are included with the actual information about female active duty military personnel and the perspectives to overcome the prejudices and stereotypes in people’s minds.

Role of Women in Security and Defense: Bulgarian National Policies and Experience

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The paper focuses on the policies for gender equality which can and should be understood as a long-term investment, not as a situational solution or a...

Role of Women in Security and Defense: Bulgarian National Policies and Experience

Published Online: Jul 20, 2017

Page range: 9 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2017-0001

Keywords
gender, implementation of good policy, UNSC Resolution 1325

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Role of Women in Security and Defense: Bulgarian National Policies and Experience

Published Online: Jul 20, 2017

Page range: 9 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2017-0001

Keywordsgender, implementation of good policy, UNSC Resolution 1325

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
gender, implementation of good policy, UNSC Resolution 1325