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The status of gender integration in the military : analysis of selected occupations / Margaret C. Harrell ... [and others].
Van Pelt Library UB418.W65 S735 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Armed Forces--Women.
- United States.
- Armed Forces.
- United States--Armed Forces--Occupational specialties.
- United States--Armed Forces--Personnel management.
- Personnel management.
- Physical Description:
- xxviii, 139 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- At head of title: National Defense Research Institute
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.
- Summary:
- This book examines the degree to which women in the armed services are represented in occupations open to them and determines whether certain factors hinder or preclude them from working within their military specialties. The authors analyzed all military
- Contents:
- Scope and Methodology of This Research Effort 6
- Chapter 2 Data Analysis: Summary of Representation of Women in the Services 13
- Gender Representation Across the Services 13
- Occupations and Units Closed to Women 14
- Occupations Newly Opened to Women 15
- Differences in Representation Across Grades 36
- Units Newly Opened to Women 39
- Representation of Women on Navy Ships 39
- Chapter 3 Examination of Selected Occupations 47
- Selected Occupations 47
- Value and Limitations of a Case Study Approach 49
- Issues Addressed for Selected Occupations 50
- Army Bridge Crewmember 51
- How Individuals Access 52
- Occupational Training Requirements 54
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 56
- Gender Representation 56
- Retention Among Bridge Crewmembers 56
- Observations 58
- Army Field Artillery Surveyor 59
- How Individuals Access 61
- Occupational Training Requirements 62
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 64
- Gender Representation 64
- Retention Among Army Field Artillery Surveyors 66
- Observations 66
- Army AH-64 Pilot 68
- How Individuals Access 68
- Occupational Training Requirements 69
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 71
- Gender Representation 71
- Retention Among AH-64 Pilots 73
- Observations 73
- Marine Corps Combat Engineer 74
- How Individuals Access 75
- Occupational Training Requirements 75
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 77
- Gender Representation 78
- Retention Among Marine Corps Combat Engineers 80
- Observations 80
- Marine Corps Air Support Operations Operator 81
- How Individuals Access 84
- Occupational Training Requirements 84
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 85
- Gender Representation 86
- Retention Among Air Support Operations Operators 88
- Observations 88
- Marine Corps F/A-18 Pilots 89
- How Individuals Access 90
- Occupational Training Requirements 90
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 91
- Gender Representation 91
- Retention Among F/A-18 Pilots 93
- Observations 93
- Air Force F-16 Pilots 94
- How Individuals Access 94
- Occupational Training Requirements 94
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 96
- Gender Representation 96
- Retention Among F-16 Pilots 97
- Observations 98
- Navy Gunner's Mate 98
- How Individuals Access 101
- Occupational Training Requirements 102
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 103
- Gender Representation 104
- Retention Among Navy Gunner's Mates 104
- Observations 105
- Navy Sonar Technician-Surface 107
- How Individuals Access 109
- Occupational Training Requirements 110
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 112
- Gender Representation 112
- Retention Among Navy Sonar Technicians 113
- Observations 113
- Navy Surface Warfare Officer 115
- How Individuals Access 115
- Occupational Training Requirements 117
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 117
- Gender Representation 118
- Retention Among SWOs 118
- Observations 120
- Chapter 4 Conclusions, Recommendations, and Policy Implications 123
- Value and Limitations of Analysis 123
- Female Representation 124
- Nature of the Work 128
- Accession and Training 129
- Occupation Assignment Patterns 131
- Predicting Future Levels of Gender Integration 132
- Recommendations and Policy Implications 133.
- Notes:
- "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
- "MR-1380-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139).
- ISBN:
- 0833030930
- OCLC:
- 49525757
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