Women In The United States Armed Forces

Author : Darlene M. Iskra
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216166955

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This handbook provides the reader with an historical and contemporary overview of the service by women in all branches of the U.S. military, tracing the causes and effects of evolving policies, issues, structural barriers, and cultural challenges on the record and in the future of the accomplishments by women warriors. Women in the United States Armed Forces: A Guide to the Issues covers over a century of accomplishments of military women, from the Civil War to the current wars in the Middle East. Readers will learn, for example, that during World War II, 565 women in the Women's Army Corps stationed in the Pacific theater received combat decorations, proving that women had the courage, strength, and stamina to perform in a combat environment. They will also learn that, perhaps surprisingly, it wasn't until the mid- to late 1970s that women had their first opportunities to serve at sea and as aviators (crew as well as pilots), albeit on noncombatant ships and aircraft. The book's final four chapters discuss the issues that continue to plague women in the military, including sexual harassment, noting that women's performance in America's two-front wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have made a positive difference in attitudes. The handbook closes with an epilogue that is at once a summary of the issues and a call for action.

Author : Jeanne Holm
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029735613

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Women in the Military by Jeanne Holm Pdf

This revised edition of Maj. Gen. Jeanne Holm's classic work on the history and role of women in the U.S. armed forces brings the reader up to date by covering the role of American military women in all post-Vietnam military operations - including the recent Persian Gulf war. Just as important is her discussion of the changing role of women in the military during the 1980s and the current debate over combat exclusion law and policies. From the day Molly Pitcher fired her cannon without congressional sanction at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778 until 1948, when women were accorded full legal status in the regular armed services, the military was viewed as a wholly masculine preserve. During the Revolution and Civil War, women were forced to disguise themselves as men order to gain access to the ranks. The fight against the "built-in institutional resistance of the tradition-bound military subculture" is a large part of General Holm's story. Women's battle for status and recognition is the other part. Women always had to be superior to male counterparts in education and moral standing. Uniforms and accommodations were major stumbling blocks. The "emphasis was most often on bathrooms, not bullets", General Holm observes. Although women are now an integral part of each of the services, the controversy is far from over; the revolution continues. But, as recent events have so aptly demonstrated, it is now impossible for America to go to war without its women.

Author : United States. Office of War Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131423548

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Women in the War for the Final Push to Victory by United States. Office of War Information Pdf

Author : Judith Bellafaire
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136854064

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Women in the United States Military by Judith Bellafaire Pdf

Women's participation in the U.S. Armed Forces has grown over time in response to the national need for their services. Throughout each era of American history, patriotic women volunteered to serve their country in a wide variety of official and unofficially sanctioned capacities. When there was a call to duty, the United States Armed Forces always relied upon women to be a part of the effort. This book provides information to enable students and scholars to understand the effect women have had on wars that have shaped the United States.

Author : Martin Binkin,Shirley J. Bach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951000989563L

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Women and the Military by Martin Binkin,Shirley J. Bach Pdf

Monograph on women's participation in the armed forces in the USA - traces the traditional role of women in the armed forces, examines attitudes towards a more active military role for women, and discusses women's rights and sociological aspects, costs and effects on efficiency, etc. Graphs, references and statistical tables.

Author : Judith Bellafaire
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136854057

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Women in the United States Military by Judith Bellafaire Pdf

Women’s participation in the U.S. Armed Forces has grown over time in response to the national need for their services. Throughout each era of American history, patriotic women volunteered to serve their country in a wide variety of official and unofficially sanctioned capacities. When there was a call to duty, the United States Armed Forces always relied upon women to be a part of the effort. Women in the United States Military: An Annotated Bibliography is the most complete and up to date listing of resources to help students and scholars understand the effect women have had on the wars that have shaped the United States. Covering everything from the American Revolution to Operations in Iraq, Women in the United States Military is essential for all academic and research libraries.

Author : Sandra Carson Stanley
Publisher : Julian Messner
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:49015002668441

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Women in the Military by Sandra Carson Stanley Pdf

The history, politics, and psychological and sociological aspects of women in military life, with comments and stories from service women.

Author : Margaret Conrad Devilbiss
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Sex discrimination against women
ISBN : 9781428993099

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Women and Military Service by Margaret Conrad Devilbiss Pdf

Author : United States. Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032901111

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Women in Combat by United States. Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces Pdf

A comprehensive report essential for everyone with an interest in the changing role of women in society and in the military.

Author : Laurie Weinstein,Christie White
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780897895262

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Wives and Warriors by Laurie Weinstein,Christie White Pdf

This book is about the women who serve the military as wives and those who serve as soldiers, sailors, and flyers. Comparing wives and warriors in the U.S. and Canada, it examines how the military in both countries constructs gender to exclude women from being respected as equals to men. Written by a wide range of scholars and military personnel, the book covers such contemporary issues as the opening of military academies to women, the opening of combat posts to women, the experience of being a wife in the two-person career of an officer-husband, sexual harassment, turnover of women in the armed services, and U.S. and Canadian policies allowing gays and lesbians to serve in the military. Part of an emerging feminist scholarship in military studies, this work also explores how gender has been constructed to maintain the status quo and women's narrowly defined roles as the dependent helpmates of men.

Author : U. S. Air US Air Force
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522769285

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Women and Military Services by U. S. Air US Air Force Pdf

Today, the armed forces of virtually all nations have women in them. In the United States, women represent about 10 percent of the active duty military population. Thus the topic of women and military service is an important and timely one. Women have served in and with the United States armed forces since the founding of our nation; yet it has only been since the 1970s that issues concerning women in the military have been seriously and systematically pursued by both scholars and military planners. This volume is an effort to identify and examine key events, questions, and policies pertaining to women in the United States armed forces. To do this, a multidisciplinary analytical strategy that incorporates the methodology and conceptual tools of history, social science, organizational theory, policy analysis, and future studies was adopted. Chapter 1 presents a history of women in the US armed forces. To understand the contemporary situation of women in the military, it is necessary to understand the historical roots of the issues. Many of the questions being raised about women in the military today have also been issues of concern in the past; thus these questions have a "military" history. In fact, there have been several recurring questions about the utilization of women in the military. These issues have relevance today, just as they had in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but the ways in which we address and answer these concerns may be different now because of (1) changing patterns of societal expectations, and (2) changes in the military organization itself. It is these issues that form the basis for Chapter 2, which uses social science concepts and analytical methods to examine major instruments and patterns of change regarding women in the armed forces. Both internal military factors and factors external to the military organization are examined for their effects on the military roles of women. What forces seem to determine the extent and the scope of the utilization of women in the military? Is the question, that is explored. Chapter 3 identifies and analyzes 10 contemporary "key issue areas" pertaining to women in the military. It examines not only the visible symptoms of current problems but also the underlying causes that contribute to them. Utilizing an "organizational culture" approach, Chapter 3 examines the organizational values and assumptions upon which military policy is built and looks at the future of women in the US Armed Forces. Finally, it examines some potentially useful techniques that could be employed in future policy planning.

Author : Robert Egnell,Mayesha Alam
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781626166264

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Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military by Robert Egnell,Mayesha Alam Pdf

Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military compares the integration of women, gender perspectives, and the women, peace, and security agenda into the armed forces of eight countries plus NATO and United Nations peacekeeping operations. This book brings a much-needed crossnational analysis of how militaries have or have not improved gender balance, what has worked and what has not, and who have been the agents for change. The country cases examined are Sweden, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, and South Africa. Despite increased opportunities for women in the militaries of many countries and wider recognition of the value of including gender perspectives to enhance operational effectiveness, progress has encountered roadblocks even nearly twenty years after United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 kicked off the women, peace, and security agenda. Robert Egnell, Mayesha Alam, and the contributors to this volume conclude that there is no single model for change that can be applied to every country, but the comparative findings reveal many policy-relevant lessons while advancing scholarship about women and gendered perspectives in the military.

Author : Congressional Research Service
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1542450047

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Women in Combat by Congressional Research Service Pdf

Over the past two decades of conflict, women have served with valor and continue to serve on combat aircraft, naval vessels, and in support of ground combat operations. The expansion of roles for women in the Armed Forces has evolved since the early days of the military when women were restricted by law and policy from serving in certain occupations and units. Women have not been precluded by law from serving in any military unit or occupational specialty since 1993 when Congress repealed the remaining prohibitions on women serving on combatant aircraft and vessels. However, Department of Defense (DOD) policies have prevented women from being assigned to units below brigade level where the unit's primary mission was to engage directly in ground combat. This policy barred women from serving in infantry, artillery, armor, combat engineers, and special operations units of battalion size or smaller. On January 24, 2013, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta rescinded the rule that restricted women from serving in combat units and directed the military departments and services to review their occupational standards and assignment policies and to make recommendations for opening all combat roles to women no later than January 1, 2016. On December 3, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women with no exceptions. This most recent policy change followed extensive studies that were completed by the military departments and by the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) on issues such as unit cohesion, women's health, equipment, facilities modifications, propensity to serve, and international experiences with women in combat. These studies also included a review and validation of gender-neutral occupational standards for combat roles where such standards existed. On March 10, 2016, Secretary Carter announced that the Services' and SOCOM's implementation plans for the integration of women into direct ground combat roles were approved. Some concerns about the implementation of the new policy remain, including the recruitment, assignment, and career management of women into the new roles, and the impact of integration on unit readiness. Congress has oversight authority in these matters, and may also consider issues such as equal opportunity, equal responsibility (such as selective service registration), and the overall manpower needs of the military.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1308 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:B5107056

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Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1947 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : Lorry M. Fenner,Marie E. deYoung
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 158901832X

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Women in Combat by Lorry M. Fenner,Marie E. deYoung Pdf

Women have been actively involved the United States military for more than fifty years, but the ban on their participation in combat remains a hotly debated issue. In this provocative book Lorry M. Fenner, an active-duty Air Force intelligence officer, calls for opening all aspects of military service to women. Marie deYoung, a former Army chaplain, argues that keeping women out of combat is in the best interests of both sexes and crucial to the effectiveness of the military as a whole. Fenner bases her argument for inclusion of women on the idea that democracies require all citizens to compete in public endeavor and share in civic obligation. She contends that, historically, reasons for banning women from combat have been culturally biased. She argues that membership in a combat force should be based on capability judged against appropriate standards. Moreover, she maintains that excluding women hampers the diversity and adaptability that by necessity will characterize the armed forces in the twenty-first century. In contrast, deYoung declares that the different physical fitness standards for men and women would, in combat, lower morale for both sexes and put women at risk of casualty. Further, she contends that women have neither the physical or emotional strength to endure the overall brutality of the combat experience. She also asserts that calls for lifting the combat ban are politically motivated and are inconsistent with the principles of American democracy and the mission of national defense. With each author responding to the views of the other, their exchange offers a valuable synthesis of the issues surrounding a longstanding debate among policymakers, military personnel, and scholars of both military history and women’s studies.