| Description |
xvii, 195 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues |
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Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Vincent W Patton III -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1: Historical overview through 1990 -- 2: Rescinding the combat exclusion laws -- 3: Citizenship rights, responsibilities, and women in ground combat -- 4: Women are heroes, too -- 5: Gender, sexuality, and harassment -- 6: Balancing life in the military -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Important policy decisions, court cases, and legislation for military women -- Appendix 2: Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ): articles relating to sexual harassment -- Appendix 3: Ships named for women -- Appendix 4: General and Flag Officer firsts -- Chronology -- Annotated bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: General Ann Dunwoody, the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star general, earned her promotion in 2008, 60 years after women were first admitted to the military on a permanent basis. Even today, policies and legislation keep women from pursuing certain types of jobs like ground combat positions, making it difficult for more women to attain the highest ranks. 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 non-combatant 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. |
| Subject |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Women.
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Women and the military -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780313374951 (print : alk. paper) |
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0313374953 (print : alk. paper) |
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