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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"women in the military"”.
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The adventures of GI Jane: Women in the military
Many women in the United States are living in a paradox. While changes in the American culture have led to significant improvements in women's lives, they still are frequently exposed to discriminatory policies and actions. This study examines the United States military, which is a specific …
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Sexual safety of women in the military reserve: Perceptions of threats and support
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions reserve military women have about threats to their sexual safety and the support that they perceive is available to them should they choose to report to a sexual assault or harassment. Descriptive phenomenology provided the …
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Retention of women in the military : a look at the Coast Guard Academy and its graduates
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1996
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Perceptions of Care During the Prenatal Period: An Ethnonursing Study of African American Childbearing Women in the Military Health System
Introduction: The military health system (MHS) offers prenatal care at no-cost, but African-American women eligible for prenatal care still have low/no/late utilization. No studies have sought to understand factors that influence African American women’s use of early and continuous prenatal care or …
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INTEGRATING WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES: TWO WAYS FORWARD
Despite the participation of women in the armed forces for many decades, resistance to integrating women fully into the armed forces still exists. Women have contributed in combat previously, but they have been released and assigned traditional roles after the end of conflicts. Despite the record …
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Military Women A Content Analysis of United States and United Kingdom Newspapers Portrayal During the Iraq War.
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine how the tone and roles of women serving in the Iraq War were portrayed in newspaper articles. Issues of how women in the military were portrayed in terms of page and story prominence were also of importance.</p><p>A content analysis was conducted in …
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Rocking the gender boat: resistance to traditional gender norms among Surface Warfare-qualified Navy women
Given that the military is widely recognized as one of the central sites of gender definition and production in society, my dissertation explores the ways in which women who voluntarily enter the military, a traditionally male preserve, may be acting in ways that are subversive to the gender order. …
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Hegemoninis vyriškumas Lietuvos kariuomenėje /
The Lithuanian Armed Forces is one of the essential state institutions responsible for ensuring national security. Since the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014, Lithuania has been actively discussing ways to strengthen the military. Although there is increasing talk of universal …
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Development of the Postpartum Smoking Questionnaire (PPSQ)
Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Smoking also accounts for significant morbidity for others exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Many women stop smoking during pregnancy. Most women relapse to smoking following delivery, yet postpartum smoking …
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The glass ceiling effect and its impact on mid-level female officer career progression in the United States Marine Corps and Air Force
Women in the military are considered a minority population. Recent numbers reflect a 16% representation by women in the total Armed Forces population, with the Air Force displaying the largest proportion (17%), while the Marine Corps has the smallest proportion (6%). Multiple Defense organizations …
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A Phenomenological Study on the Culture Within the U.S. Military That Contributes to Sexual Violence Against Women
Sexual violence within the U.S. military has seen a rise in the number of reported cases since first being tracked 17 years ago by the Department of Defense. There is no clear understanding of why this problem persists and why it affects women more than men. Existing research consists primarily of …
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Critical media analysis of female soldier representation from magazines to Instagram : a cultural studies perspective
The purpose of this work is to explore the gendered cultural meanings surrounding female soldier representations found in official print and online military recruiting materials during Global War on Terror (GWOT) period (2001-2014). Using recruitment advertisements found in three popular women’s …
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Equal but Different: Gender Discourses in the Social Relations of Irish Peacekeepers & Possibilities for Transformation
Equal but Different: Discourses in the Social Relations of Irish Peacekeepers & Possibilities for Transformation Motivated by the lack of action and transformation of gender relations within peacekeeping since the adoption of UNSCR 1325 in 2000, this study explores the gendering processes within …
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Gender-specific care, fertility health, and family planning in the military health system : a case study exploring the barriers that impact retention of the female Navy Nurse Corps officer.
Women serving in the United States military face a variety of unique challenges during their military service. Some of these challenges include sexism, gender inequality, and double standards. This qualitative case study provides an intimate understanding of the specific challenges that …
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Red Cross Nursing in World War I: North Dakota Women's Response to the Call to Serve
<p>North Dakota women served in the United States Army and Navy Nurse Corps during World War I as Red Cross Reserve nurses. In 1935 the North Dakota American Legion Auxiliary collected and compiled, in manuscript form, brief biographies of these women and placed the manuscript at the North Dakota …
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Token or full member of the team? : an examination of the utilization and status of women in combat arms positions in the armed forces of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America
It is argued in this thesis that because of the androcentric nature of the military institution women in combat arms positions in the armed forces of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America are or will be tokens. In order to investigate and support the hypothesis several areas …
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Standards, Shame, and Outrage: A Rhetorical History of Sexual Assault and Policy Change in the US Military
The purpose of this study is to examine the discourse surrounding sexual assault and policy change in the U.S. military. As rhetoricians continue to embrace public sphere theory, the field has started asking what rhetoric's role is in solving public problems. My research questions were twofold: how …
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Cease Fire: One Woman's Search for Self in a Culture of War
… girl and her battles fought as young soldier serving on a remote nuke site during the Cold War. It’s the interpretations of lived experiences, highs and lows of a military career fused with family life, and spanning over three decades. Like true war stories, <em>Cease Fire</em> has little to do …
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More Than Just A Pretty Face: The Women of the SOE and the OSS During World War II
This work's focus is on the women who served as secret agents during World War II for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Great Britain and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the United States. The argument presented herein states that the existing historiography featuring female …