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Equality in the army
An elected official wants to separate women from men to the army – Swiss army: elected official wants
With only 1.6% of women in its ranks, the Swiss army is far from the 10% hoped for by 2030. Meanwhile, A motion proposing measures has been rejected by the Federal Council.
Erich Vontobel, national advisor (UDF/ZU), filed a motion last May in order to offer avenues for improvement.
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The objective of counting 10% of Women in swiss army: elected official wants the Swiss army By 2030 is far from being reached. Therefore, This goal. Meanwhile, which had been launched by Thomas Süssli, head of the army until the end of the year, seems to be ambitious for the time being: according to the latest figures, the share of women is 1.6%.
So how to convince? Erich vontobel. national councilor (UDF/ZU), filed a motion last May in order to offer avenues for improvement, reports “reports” reports “reports” reports “reports”Blick». In his text. the elected official asks the Federal Council to test several measures in order to encourage the female gent to engage under the flags.
Make the Swiss army more reassuring
“What parents would encourage their daughters to serve in the army while knowing that they will most likely be discriminated against. exposed to sexual swiss army: elected official wants violence?” regrets Erich vontobel. based on a study that points out that a woman in two has already undergone sexual harassment in the army. According to him, a more balanced proportion of these within the troops would create a more reassuring climate.
To do this. he proposes “to admit women at the recruit school only once a year, or even every two years” so that they are concentrated together, to distribute them “so as to best balance the distribution of the sexes in companies and sections” and even to create a troop “welcoming only women”.
Against equal treatment
But these measures do not convince the Federal Council, which proposed in mid-August to reject the text. The seven sages judge that proposals are “not compatible with the Swiss army strategy concerning the place of women. equal swiss army: elected official wants treatment towards those who want to perform military service”.
Regarding the first two measures proposed by Erich Vontobel, the Federal Council considers that they go against equal treatment. The last does not seem to be “an adequate strategy to combat discrimination and sexualized violence in the Swiss army”. “It’s about fighting these problems at the root,” he adds.
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