Improving gender awareness in KFOR

[The Patriot]

Sat in the front row in army fatigues and desert boots and patiently listening to children giving their presentation, Lieutenant Colonel Ivette Galarza stands out. Not just because of the way she is dressed, or because she is American, but particularly because she is female. For many of the children and their mothers at the celebration of International Women’s Day at the Pristina Women’s and Children’s Centre, she is one of only a few female soldiers to come in contact with them.

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