Should more women fight in wars? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

In most countries around the world where there is mandatory military service, it largely applies to just men. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Denmark, Sweden and Norway have all brought in conscription laws for women in recent years. Experts say more countries are hoping to strengthen their armies and respond to geopolitical changes or conflict through these new conscription laws. Others say that it reflects a broader discussion and exploration of gender equality across cultures. BBC reporter Emilia Jansson tells which countries are shifting their focus towards getting women in the army, and explains the reasons why in full. 0:00 Introduction - Should women be conscripted too? 01:13 What is conscription? 02:13 How many countries have conscription today? 03:06 Women in conscription – which countries include them? 04:16 Denmark’s new rules and lottery system explained 04:48 Why are countries conscripting women? 06:17 Public reaction 07:09 Global debate 07:44 Voices from around the world 09:06 Arguments for conscription 10:15 Arguments against conscription 11:02 Barriers for women – harassment and gear issues Watch more episodes from What in the World here 👉🏽    • What in the World   Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Imogen James, Benita Barden and Emilia Jansson Video producer: Baldeep Chahal Editor: Verity Wilde ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #conscription #war #womeninwar