Looks like there will be more and more women joining the military. Good for them!!!
IDF Educates NATO On Women in the Military
Posted by: Aryeh Savir May 21, 2014 , 12:02 pm
Combat Intelligence Soldiers train in southern Israel. The Combat Intelligence Corps operates to collect intelligence in the field. They must make use of their surroundings and environment in order to camouflage themselves. The Nahshol Company is a combat intelligence company which is made up solely of women, from the soldiers to the company commander. (Photo: IDF Flicker)
The Womens Affairs Adviser to the IDF Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Rachel Tevet-Wiesel, participated this week in the annual conference of NATOs Committee on Gender Perspectives, which took place at the organizations headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Representatives from some 30 countries attended the conference to discuss the integration of women in militaries throughout the world.
During the conference, Brig. Gen. Tevet-Wiesel spoke to global military representatives on the IDFs opportunities for women, which are considered advanced relative to those of other militaries. She attributed Israels success, among other things, to its requirement that women serve in the military alongside men.
Israel is considered one of the most progressive countries in the world [on this issue], she explained. The number of women in senior roles is high relative to other countries because of obligatory service, she said.
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IDF Educates NATO On Women in the Military - Israel News
IDF Educates NATO On Women in the Military
Posted by: Aryeh Savir May 21, 2014 , 12:02 pm
Combat Intelligence Soldiers train in southern Israel. The Combat Intelligence Corps operates to collect intelligence in the field. They must make use of their surroundings and environment in order to camouflage themselves. The Nahshol Company is a combat intelligence company which is made up solely of women, from the soldiers to the company commander. (Photo: IDF Flicker)
The Womens Affairs Adviser to the IDF Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Rachel Tevet-Wiesel, participated this week in the annual conference of NATOs Committee on Gender Perspectives, which took place at the organizations headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Representatives from some 30 countries attended the conference to discuss the integration of women in militaries throughout the world.
During the conference, Brig. Gen. Tevet-Wiesel spoke to global military representatives on the IDFs opportunities for women, which are considered advanced relative to those of other militaries. She attributed Israels success, among other things, to its requirement that women serve in the military alongside men.
Israel is considered one of the most progressive countries in the world [on this issue], she explained. The number of women in senior roles is high relative to other countries because of obligatory service, she said.
Read more at
IDF Educates NATO On Women in the Military - Israel News
