Women in Combat : Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed Forces.

Soldiers.

Sex discrimination.

Submarines (Ships).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (15 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines U.S. military policy restricting women from certain units and military occupations, and discusses efforts to remove these restrictions. Summarizes history of women serving with or in the military, including restrictions on the assignment of women to ground combat units and submarines. Reviews recent recommendations of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission relevant to the issue of women in the military, summarizes DOD review of its policies, and presents pro/con arguments for allowing women to serve in combat positions.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Women in Combat

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.