Women, the Military, and Academe

Harris, G.L.A.

doi:10.1177/0095399709338026

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Once organizational expectations at the institutional level are added—for example, that military employees in certain roles be available for frequent overseas deployments—we can see that policies appearing to be gender neutral in fact have gendered consequences. Research supports the argument that women's military careers are limited by caring responsibilities (Dichter & True, 2015; Harris, 2009; Heinecken, 2022).…”

Section: Gender As Process In the Militarymentioning

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Creating a new pathway for change in the military using gender as process

Williams,

Yates,

Connor

2023

Gender Work & Organization

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Militaries have consistently struggled to integrate women into the profession of arms despite concerted, decades‐long attempts at reform. We argue that this patchy progress is due in part to a conceptualization of gender as “category”, which has limited power to explain gendered inequalities. We propose that gender as process approaches must also be used to understand the current state of gender relations within militaries. A gender as process approach recognizes the dynamic, enduring, and complex set of gendered practices and systems that affect everyday interactions and social relations. Using this frame, militaries can develop an understanding of how these processes operate—particularly, as a form of resistance to gender equality in these “extremely gendered organizations”—and can develop improved strategies for change. We use the Australian Defence Force as our case study to illustrate how gender as category approaches dominate reform attempts and how the gender as process approach offers new insights on how to promote gender equality in the military.

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Section: Gender As Process In the Militarymentioning

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Creating a new pathway for change in the military using gender as process

Williams,

Yates,

Connor

2023

Gender Work & Organization

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“…Women in demanding careers like the Security Services are confronted with managing time and performing their multiple roles simultaneously (Fine-Davis et al , 2004). Unlike men, women pay a steep price to successfully pursue the dual roles of professional and family lives (Harris, 2009). For women in the Security Services to strive to attain top leadership positions in their professions, they have to sacrifice the pleasure of being with their families.…”

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Women in uniform breaking the glass ceiling? An exploratory study of female officers in leadership positions in Ghana’s Security Services

Markwei,

Attiogbe,

Asomaning Antwi

et al. 2023

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Purpose The purpose of the study is to examine how women become leaders in the Security Services in Ghana and the challenges they face in the discharge of their responsibilities. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative phenomenological approach was adopted to explore the intentions and opinions of the participants, interpret their worlds through their lived experiences and present a clearer understanding of their stories. Findings The study revealed that women deliberately positioned themselves to be considered for leadership placements in their male-dominated professions. The study’s findings also suggest that although both men and women are considered equal in the service, women were faced with challenges in their daily experiences as leaders due to their gender. The gender barriers created a strenuous situation for women to rise to top leadership placements in the Security Services. Originality/value This research is one of the first studies that explored the experiences of women in middle and top leadership positions in the national Security Services in Ghana. It contributes to the literature by presenting how female leaders in the Security Services successfully navigate into leadership placements, the challenges and their strategies in excelling in their duties. The study is important in bridging the gender gap in leadership positions in the Security Services.

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“…At the same time, parenting norms emphasizing an involved style of parenting geared towards ensuring children are successful, are often more strongly felt among the upper-middle class (Lareau, 2002;Perrier, 2012)-the same group of people often holding demanding jobs. Indeed, professional workplaces and contemporary parenting enacted in line with upper-middle class parenting norms are both "greedy institutions," demanding all the energy and time people can give to them (Coser, 1974;Fox et al, 2011;Harris, 2009;Wright et al, 2004). Blair-Loy (2003) described how this can lead to feeling squeezed between the conflicting ideals of devotion to parenting and devotion to a demanding career.…”

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Academic parenthood: Navigating structure and culture in an elite occupation

Minnotte

2021

Sociology Compass

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Many contemporary workers struggle to manage paid work and family responsibilities, leading scholars to explore mechanisms contributing to conflict between these two domains. Such examinations often center on pinpointing specific factors that explain variation in work-family conflict, but these studies have less to say about how some occupational contexts create overwhelming demands for workers. In this article, I advocate for an approach that details the cultural and structural components of specific occupations. Building on scholarship about demanding jobs, I use academic parenthood as an illustrative case to demonstrate how certain occupational contexts are organized in ways that introduce challenges for caregiving. I then analyze how culture and structure jointly influence family-friendly policies in the university setting, along with comparative experiences across discipline, gender, and race/ethnicity. Next, I describe how academic parents in the face of constraints, make choices, show agency, and demonstrate resistance. I conclude by identifying promising areas for future research. K E Y W O R D S academic parents, demanding jobs, ideal-worker norm, parents and work, parental leave, work and familyThe boundaries between work and family have grown more permeable due to a number of changes, including increased labor-force participation rates of women and technological advances making it easier for work to be

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Women, the Military, and Academe

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Creating a new pathway for change in the military using gender as process

Creating a new pathway for change in the military using gender as process

Women in uniform breaking the glass ceiling? An exploratory study of female officers in leadership positions in Ghana’s Security Services

Academic parenthood: Navigating structure and culture in an elite occupation

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