New military femininities: humanitarian violence and the gendered work of war among U.S. servicewomen

Greenburg, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/0966369x.2017.1347560

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“…(2) Femininity and egalitarianism The inclusion of women on the basis of a specific military femininity challenges the academic paradigm of women's marginalization within military institutions (Greenburg 2017). A study from Brown (2012) realized that marginalization of women within recruiting advertisements reinforces the links between military service and masculinity.…”

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“…Brown (2012) argued that even the U.S. Army recruiting materials, which do the most to normalize women's service and broaden definitions of femininity, limit their association with war fighting, moreover, women in Army ads are never anywhere near a rifle. Nevertheless, Greenburg's (2017) article emphasises that female counterinsurgent teams from Afghanistan revealed how women's military labour has become increasingly accepted, even embraced, particularly as it has moved away from humanitarian work and emphasized women's utility to special operations. Although Weatherill's et al (2011) findings should be interpreted with caution, notably, the authors found that more egalitarian women reported significantly less sexual harassment victimization.…”

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“…On numerous occasions women have been recognized for their heroism, with two of them earning Silver Star medals (Burrelli 2013). Moreover, between 2003 and, the U.S. Military deployed all-female counterinsurgent teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, thus in various forms those teams provided medical assistance and participated in highly combative special operations alongside Army Rangers and Green Berets in Afghanistan (Greenburg 2017). Motivated by the above, the U.S. Armed Forces are changing.…”

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“…Motivated by the above, the U.S. Armed Forces are changing. An example of this change is illustrated by Greenburg (2017) as he argues that the U.S. military is in the process of opening ground combat positions to women. Until the combat exclusion policy was rescinded in 2013, women were technically banned from ground combat positions.…”

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Gender Inequalities in the Military Service: A Systematic Literature Review

Reis¹,

Menezes²

2019

Sexuality & Culture

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This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the literature regarding gender inequalities in the military service. In doing so, it discloses challenges and opportunities for women's integration and finds new avenues for future research. Recent scientific research has evidenced that women still represent a growing minority in most Western militaries. Women's integration deserves equal opportunities across all branches and levels of responsibility in the military, however, their expansion to ground combat roles is still a challenge to the military and policy-makers. Scholars have also reported about the decision to increase the number of women in combat roles, as it may potentiate adverse experiences, due to closer proximity to men in circumstances with little or no privacy. Conversely, scientific research has shown that more egalitarian women reported significantly less sexual harassment victimization. Furthermore, our insights suggest that it might be fruitful to integrate women in ground combat roles as special forces' operators, with a view to induce a reduction of marginalization and sexual harassment, by gaining respect in a male-dominant culture. The presented idea should be interpreted with caution and needs to be supported by empirical research; although we are convinced that future research will be revealing and might represent a game-changing situation to women inequalities in the armed forces.

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2019

Sexuality & Culture

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“…In the USA, between 2003 and 2013, women were technically banned from direct assignment to ground combat units; however, the US military deployed all-female counterinsurgent teams in Iraq and Afghanistan [10,12]. Greenburg [12] also argues that in various forms, these teams searched Iraqi women at checkpoints and in home raids, provided medical assistance to Afghan women and children. Adding to this, women participated in highly combative special operations missions alongside Army Rangers and Green Berets in Afghanistan.…”

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The Obstacles Women Face in Gaining Access to Special Operations Forces

Reis

Gonçalves

Menezes³

et al. 2019

Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies

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The aim of this article is to provide exploratory insights regarding women integration in the special operations forces. The methodological approach is qualitative and employs a case study research in the Portuguese Army. It includes multiple sources of data collection for corroboration purposes, namely semi-structured interviews, direct observation and official documents. Although it has been considered a hot-topic in the Portuguese armed forces, and as the Portuguese Republic establishes the legal means to integrate women in all professional areas, reality shows that up to the present days no women have been part of the special operations forces. In light with the above, we evidence some obstacles that women are facing in gaining access to the Portuguese special operations forces, and we present Portugal in comparative perspective with two successful case studies.

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The rise of female warriors: Unveiling the factors behind career progression of Indonesia's army corps

Sikki,

Ali

2024

Journal of Public Affairs

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Although modern‐day institutions have bridged gender inequality gaps to some extent by recruiting female employees, there is limited information about the career progression (CP) of these females especially in military institutions. Accordingly, the present study aims to investigate the factors affecting the CP of female army corps employed in developing countries. The fundamentals of the theory of gendered organizations are operationalized to develop the theoretical model and investigate whether institutional factors (IFC), sociocultural background (SCB), resource facilitation (RFC), and personal skill and competency (PSC) influence CP of female army corps. The primary data was collected from 352 females employed in the army corps and was analyzed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. The findings confirm that our conceptualized factors (IFC, SCB, RFC, and PSC) influence CP. Particularly, the results indicate a significant positive impact of IFC and PSC and an insignificant positive impact of SCB and RFC on the CP of female army corps. This empirical study contributes to developing gender and talent management strategies in the workplace by enhancing the CP of females.

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New military femininities: humanitarian violence and the gendered work of war among U.S. servicewomen

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Gender Inequalities in the Military Service: A Systematic Literature Review

Gender Inequalities in the Military Service: A Systematic Literature Review

The Obstacles Women Face in Gaining Access to Special Operations Forces

The rise of female warriors: Unveiling the factors behind career progression of Indonesia's army corps

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