ABSTRACT

Canada’s need and desire to increase women’s participation in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and to ensure CAF members feel safe and supported has been eroded by recent sexual misconduct allegations against CAF leadership. Not only does sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces negatively affect all CAF members, especially survivors, of whom a majority are women, but it also undermines Canada’s credibility on a global stage and its ability to be a global leader in regards to gender equality. This paper includes the perspectives and experiences of women in the Canadian Armed Forces on sexual misconduct and past efforts to address the problem. It will also address how Canada’s recent apology for sexual misconduct is a positive and promising step forward in its attempt to fix the cultural issues that underlie sexual misconduct in the first place

摘要

最近针对 CAF 领导层的性行为不端指控削弱了加拿大增加妇女参与加拿大武装部队 (CAF) 并确保 CAF 成员感到安全和得到支持的需要和愿望。加拿大武装部队中的性行为不端不仅对所有 CAF 成员产生负面影响，尤其是幸存者，其中大多数是女性，而且还破坏了加拿大在全球舞台上的信誉及其在性别平等方面成为全球领导者的能力。本文介绍了加拿大武装部队中女性对性行为不端的看法和经验，以及过去为解决该问题所做的努力。它还将讨论加拿大最近对性行为不端的道歉是如何积极和有希望地向前迈出的一步，它试图首先解决性行为不端的文化问题