Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
29.01.2016.

Focus group trials on gender equality



At the Strategic Planning Department of the Defence Policy Sector a trial in focus groups was held, which included women and men with the rank of lieutenant, who enrolled in the Military Academy in 2007/2008 and were promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 2012.

Results of this test should deepen the knowledge about the specifics of the military profession, depending on the sex, course of education, training and development of professional skills in the Serbian Armed Forces, and contribute to the improvement of gender analysis of the Analytical Group of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces in performing regular tasks.

Respondents, on behalf of the organizers of the activity, were welcomed by State Secretary Zoran Djordjevic, who is also the chairman of the Political Council of the Government for the implementation of the National Action Plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - Women, Peace and Security in the Republic of Serbia (2010-2015), and Head of the Strategic Planning Department of the Defence Policy Sector Brigadier General Slobodan Joksimovic, MSc, who is also deputy president Multisectoral Coordination Body of the Government for the implementation of the aforementioned plan.

The tests were conducted by members of the Analytical Group of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces for the analysis of the implementation of the National Action Plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - Women, Peace and Security in the Republic of Serbia (2010-2015).