If in the middle of the last century, it was difficult to imagine a situation, in which a woman could lead the country's Ministry of Defense with a sufficiently powerful army, now women in the leadership of the military departments are becoming more. And the ladies are appointed to such positions, who often do not have a military education and generally far from the military affairs as such.
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Lyayen - the first woman on this post in the Federal Republic of Germany - is an economist and gynecologist.
Lending Activity Byeilyevyelid - Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, also a woman. And in the period from 2012 by 2017 , the head of the Defense mills and tulips, too, was a lady of the country - Jeanine Hennis-Plasshart. Hennis-Plasskhart - the first female ministers in the Netherlands in the country's history – graduate school at Catholic college. Ms Beyleveld Education - Manager. She studied public administration at the University of Twente.
Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman - economist, previously he held the post of Minister of Finance.
Minister of Defense of Spain Margarita Robles Fernandez - lawyer, He worked as a judge.
"Military Review" has asked to comment on the expert trend – member of the expert council of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia", Doctor of Political Sciences, Sergei Smulsky.
According to him, if we talk about the NATO countries, then there is a role played by flashy feminism, demonstration of equal rights for men and women.
Sergey Smulsky:
Also, many believe, that the post of defense minister - political, there has to be a politician, which solves the major strategic and political issues, without understanding and without interfering in the daily activities of the armed forces. But actually, this is not true. These things are connected. Realizing unit of the armed forces, the, How is the preparation for possible military conflicts, It formed the basis of the policy, which the state holds in the international arena.
The expert notes, that many European countries today, actually, limited in decision-making, in particular decisions in the military sphere. And the reason is in the membership of these countries in NATO, the headquarters of which all military matters and dealt.
Sergey Smulsky:
maybe, in these countries are no longer required from the Minister of such a high military professionalism. In these countries, there is an additional reason to declare, they stand on guard for equality.
According to Sergei Smulsky, it's more on the image of the game and kind of political strategy.
Expert:
With equal rights still need to primarily take into account the training of human. A person should be an expert in that case, he is engaged in.
