What’s your take on gender-neutral conscription?
- Deutsch Was halten Sie von einer Wehrpflicht für alle?
- Italiano Parità di trattamento per l'obbligo di prestare servizio militare o civile: cosa ne pensate?
- 中文 针对无论男女均需入伍的征兵制，你有什么看法？
- Français Que pensez-vous de la conscription sans distinction de sexe ?
- عربي ما هو رأيك في الخدمة العسكرية المحايدة جنسانيا؟
By the end of this decade, the Swiss army expects to have trouble recruiting enough personnel. So the defence department is studying the option (called the “needs-based obligation to serve”) of drafting women alongside men for military service or an alternative civilian service. The countries in Europe that have conscription for both sexes – Sweden and Norway – regularly get top marks for gender equality in international rankings.
Do you think Switzerland is ready to adopt gender-neutral conscription? Or should the country first address other areas where inequality persists – such as in the workplace or with childcare – as some critics say?
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