Women Recognised for IWD
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- Date: 03.03.2014
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To mark the International Women’s Day (IWD), the SVK Ministry of Defence organized an exhibition of photographs by Monika Haima Kováčová, focusing on the lives of professional servicewomen. The photos will remain on display in the Exhibition Hall of the University Library until 14 March 2014.
The exhibition was inaugurated by SVK MOD State Secretary Miloš Koterec during an opening ceremony. In the words of the exhibition's author, the theme of the exhibition simultaneously corresponds with her dissertation thesis at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. “My father was a soldier and I feel great in the presence of soldiers. I was more inclined towards arts, therefore I became a photographer. It was through the photo images that I wished to connect art with armed forces,” she explained.
The exhibition portraying servicewomen consists of three thematic sections. Section 1 shows female paratroopers, i.e. the women who opted for the “adrenaline” specialisation. Section 2 captures SVK servicewomen deployed with UNFICYP in Cyprus. Section 3 depicts the engagement of SVK servicewomen in ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The SVK MOD set up the exhibition on SVK servicewomen in recognition of their contribution to the SVK Armed Forces. The Chair of the Women's Armed Forces Association, Sergeant 1st Class Alexandra Števaňáková, remarked that women join the military mainly for two reasons: “Either they have a family member serving in the military, or want to be on an equal footing with their male counterparts, or reach for new adventures.”
IWD was celebrated not only throughout military garrisons and units but also in the premises of the SVK MOD in Kutuzov's Barracks. Turned into a café with live music, the MOD Club hosted the IWD event, where Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated the MOD employees on this day.
The exhibition was inaugurated by SVK MOD State Secretary Miloš Koterec during an opening ceremony. In the words of the exhibition's author, the theme of the exhibition simultaneously corresponds with her dissertation thesis at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. “My father was a soldier and I feel great in the presence of soldiers. I was more inclined towards arts, therefore I became a photographer. It was through the photo images that I wished to connect art with armed forces,” she explained.
The exhibition portraying servicewomen consists of three thematic sections. Section 1 shows female paratroopers, i.e. the women who opted for the “adrenaline” specialisation. Section 2 captures SVK servicewomen deployed with UNFICYP in Cyprus. Section 3 depicts the engagement of SVK servicewomen in ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The SVK MOD set up the exhibition on SVK servicewomen in recognition of their contribution to the SVK Armed Forces. The Chair of the Women's Armed Forces Association, Sergeant 1st Class Alexandra Števaňáková, remarked that women join the military mainly for two reasons: “Either they have a family member serving in the military, or want to be on an equal footing with their male counterparts, or reach for new adventures.”
IWD was celebrated not only throughout military garrisons and units but also in the premises of the SVK MOD in Kutuzov's Barracks. Turned into a café with live music, the MOD Club hosted the IWD event, where Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated the MOD employees on this day.
