I will split my time with my friends here, and I will try to do it in French.
I find your comments very interesting. I'm one of those women who think like you. In fact, you say that women should be able to engage in peacekeeping for the same reasons as men, without being charged with civilizing operations or making them more effective.
As a women, I have a little difficulty accepting the use of the word “woman” when making reforms. It gives the impression that we are second-rate. In my opinion, equality is about being a female member of Parliament in the same way as my male colleagues. I don't need a document to use the female gender because I know I am as good as my male colleagues.
Can the fact that we absolutely want to specify gender bring certain difficulties to women who, like me, think we are equal to men?
Gentlemen, I'm sorry, but sometimes I think women are superior to men in many ways, because we give birth for instance.
Can naming gender in a document give women the impression that we are doing it precisely to push them back and lead them where we want?