With the development of women’s military prospects, is a gender specific approach to veteran policies needed?

In times of multinational crisis-management and peace-keeping missions, caring for returning soldiers and veterans is necessary. While some countries have long traditions of veteran care, others are still in search of adequate policies. The increased integration of women in the armed forces, supported by the plea for gender mainstreaming in the security sector, raised new questions regarding the need to adapt veteran policies to this demographical change.

Ms. Henrion will introduce female veterans’ issues of concern with the general veteran policy in the Armed forces as backdrop. Ms. Gya will share her knowledge and experience of gender mainstreaming and women’s needs in the security sector. The following discussion aims at raising the following questions: Do female soldiers and veterans need gender-specific services and care? How can female veterans be more at risk than male? What measures should be adopted? And how can we ensure their implementation? We hope that the identified needs and gaps will serve as basis for further research and reflection. EUROMIL will continue to defend and promote the interests and fundamental rights of military personnel.