The Future of Women and Work
Published: - Apr 12, 2021
As a way to promote the recruitment of women, the Swiss Army is ceasing to provide men’s underwear to female recruits.
The Woman Post | Catalina Mejía
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Women were previously being issued oversized men’s underwear. From the start of April, the swiss army announced that women would be given two sets of female underwear, one for colder months and another for the colder ones.
With the mentioned initiative, the Swiss Army plans to increase the number of female recruits from 1% to 10% in the next ten years. The Swiss Army realized that the clothing that was being handed to female recruits was actually designed for men, so if the army was to be transformed to include more women taking action was important. The army’s spokesman Kaj-Gunnar Sievert publicly expressed that the army’s clothing pack was not properly suited to adjust to the requirements of women. The current clothing provided by the military was introduced for the first time during the 1980s as reported by Swissinfo.