16.12.2011
Presentation of the book "In Step with Time: Ministry of Defence and Serbian Armed Forces on the Road of Gender Equity Objectification"
The presentation of the book "In Step with Time: MoD and SAF on the Road of Gender Equity Objectification" by Dr Jovanka Saranovic and Dr Zoran Kilibarda was held at the Ceremonial Hall of the Central Military Club in Belgrade on December 16th, 2011. The book is a Serbian-English monograph publication which presents the scientifically substantiated information about the characteristics of women and their involvement in the MoD and the SAF. The book is published by the Strategic Research Institute and "Odbrana" Media Centre, with the financial support from Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).
The reviewers of the book, Dr Nevena Petrusic, Dr Marija Dubravka Pineda (through video submission), and Col. Dr Jan Marcek addressed to the audience. They pointed out that the monograph is a historiography valuable publication which offers a review of current gender regime in the army, thus disproving the stereotypes according to which military service is typically a male job, that it is a study of how women should and can be incorporated into the armed forces in the modern world, and that it is a synthesis of years of research aimed at understanding the adaptation of women in our military, which has a theoretical and an empirical component.
2nd Lt. Vanja Mrdja, the best female cadet in class, shared her experiences from studies at the Military Academy, and from her commanding duties at the 246th RBCD Battalion in Krusevac. At the presentation the sketch was also performed, from the upcoming TV series "Military Academy", that will be premiered on January 28th, 2012.
At the end of presentation, the authors pointed out that the book is a testimony about what has been done in the defence system in the last decade regarding the gender equality plan, as well as that there is enough space left for future steps on that road.
The reviewers of the book, Dr Nevena Petrusic, Dr Marija Dubravka Pineda (through video submission), and Col. Dr Jan Marcek addressed to the audience. They pointed out that the monograph is a historiography valuable publication which offers a review of current gender regime in the army, thus disproving the stereotypes according to which military service is typically a male job, that it is a study of how women should and can be incorporated into the armed forces in the modern world, and that it is a synthesis of years of research aimed at understanding the adaptation of women in our military, which has a theoretical and an empirical component.
2nd Lt. Vanja Mrdja, the best female cadet in class, shared her experiences from studies at the Military Academy, and from her commanding duties at the 246th RBCD Battalion in Krusevac. At the presentation the sketch was also performed, from the upcoming TV series "Military Academy", that will be premiered on January 28th, 2012.
At the end of presentation, the authors pointed out that the book is a testimony about what has been done in the defence system in the last decade regarding the gender equality plan, as well as that there is enough space left for future steps on that road.
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