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June 10, 2021
The Kenyan Peacekeeper Championing the Ideals of the Women, Peace and Security
Major Steplyne Buyaki Nyaboga of Kenya has been named the UN 2020 Military Gender Advocate of the Year. Bestowed annually since 2016, the award recognises an outstanding peacekeeper whose work contributed to the promotion of women, peace and security.
Inter Press Service News Agency
June 1, 2021
Christine Wormuth Confirmed as First Woman to Lead the U.S. Army
Christine Wormuth was once again confirmed as U.S. Army secretary Thursday, May 27, after the Senate revoked her confirmation the previous night over an apparent procedural snafu that was quickly resolved. She is the first woman to hold the position.
military.com
May 28, 2021
#MeToo in the Women's Military
A former senior UK Army officer is calling for the military to have a “#MeToo moment” and is claiming that hundreds of female troops have been raped and sexually abused by colleagues.
BBC
May 21, 2021
Women in Military Becomes Gender Battleground in South Korea
A heated debate in South Korea about mandatory military service for women is inflaming divisions between the sexes rather than narrowing social gaps, the country’s gender equality minister said.
Bloomberg
