From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Gender Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff

Female officer position in the Israeli military

IDF Women's Affairs Advisor Brigadier General Gila Kalifi-Amir practices her marksmanship skills, 2010

The Gender Advisor (GENAD) to the Chief of Defense Staff (, abbreviated to יוהל״ם Yohalam) is a female officer in the Israel Defense Forces that is in charge of "promoting conditions that allow for the optimal use of the capabilities of women serving in the IDF; promoting equal opportunities for women during their military service; and assimilating women into military leadership positions" Since 2021 the position has been held by Brigadier-General .

History

The Woman's Affairs advisor dates back to the Women's Corps, commonly known by its Hebrew acronym CHEN ( for khayil nashim), that existed from 1948 to 2001. The corps was responsible for women soldiers, including: their absorption, recruit training, and transfers to IDF units. During their service, the WC provided them with various services through WC units attached to units in other corps. It also operated a women's soldiers-teachers unit, which taught new immigrants and developing regions.

Since the 1990s, the corps' authority began to gradually transfer into the regional commands and individual commanders, while the female soldiers-teachers unit was moved to the Education and Youth Corps. In 2001, the Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, announced the dismantling of the corps. Its command was replaced with a new Women's Affairs advisor to the Chief of Staff position. The corps' last commander was Brigadier General .

On September 1, 2001, Suzy Yogev initiated the founding of the Women's Affairs advisor position, the dismantling of the Chief Women's Officer Command, and transferring the authority of caring for individual women soldiers’ problems to respective commanders, and placing the authority for the women soldiers training base to GOC Army Headquarters.

By 2016, the title and function of the Women's Affairs advisor was altered into "Gender Affairs Advisor" (). This shift, and the subsequent policy changes it brought about, created a strong dispute in Israel during 2016-2018.

References

IDF spokesperson. (30 November 2011). "More female soldiers in more positions in the IDF".
[https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%90%D7%92%D7%A3-%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%97-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%93%D7%9D/2021/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%95%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%9D-%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%93%D7%95-%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%98%D7%9E%D7%9F/ "תא"ל אלה שדו שכטמן נכנסה לתפקיד היוהל"ם"] [Brigadier General Ella Shad-Shechtman took up the post of Gender Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff], IDF website, 09.11.2021
"CHEN: Women's Corps of the Israel Defense Forces".
(2022-03-03). "Women’s Service in the IDF: Between a ‘People’s Army’ and Gender Equality".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

israel-defense-forces women-in-war-in-west-asia women-in-21st-century-warfare women-in-the-israeli-military

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Gender Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report