ABSTRACT

We document that existing gender equality indices do not account for gender-specific mandatory peace-time conscription (compulsory military service). This suggests that gender-specific conscription is not considered to be an important gender issue. If an indicator measuring the gender equality of mandatory conscription was to be included in gender equality indices with appropriate weight, then the relative rankings of countries in terms of measured gender equality could be affected. In the context of the Nordic countries, this would mean that Finland and Denmark – the countries with mandatory conscription for men only – would have worse scores with respect to gender equality compared to Sweden and Norway, countries with conscription for both men and women – and Iceland, which has no mandatory conscription, regardless of gender.

摘要

我们记录了现有的性别平等指数没有考虑到特定性别的强制性和平时期征兵（义务兵役）。这表明特定性别的征兵不被认为是一个重要的性别问题。如果一个衡量强制征兵性别平等的指标被纳入性别平等指数并具有适当的权重，那么各国在衡量的性别平等方面的相对排名可能会受到影响。在北欧国家的背景下，这将意味着芬兰和丹麦——仅对男性强制征兵的国家——在性别平等方面的得分将低于瑞典和挪威，这两个国家对男性和女性都有义务征兵——并且冰岛，没有强制征兵，不分性别。