18. Portugal
Portuguese women were not allowed to be a part of the army until 1980’s but later on, they were allowed to volunteer and serve in the army but that too required them to be an engineer, lawyer, or a doctor. Because of these shortcomings, Portugal always had less than 100 females serving the army around 1990 and that was much less than as compared to the other NATO countries. Later changes were made to make the environment much inclusive for women and now 12% of the total strength is women in Portugal army.
