Gender Issues: Information to Assess Servicemembers' Perceptions of Gender Inequities Is Incomplete

Abstract

In recognition of the integral part women play in the all-volunteer force, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 directed us to conduct a study on any inequalities or perceptions of inequalities in the treatment of men and women in the armed forces that are tied to statutes and regulations governing the armed forces. The purpose of this report is to (1) identify perceptions of gender inequities found in various surveys and studies of male and female servicemembers and (2) examine what available data and studies reveal about those perceptions. This report includes recommendations which, if implemented, should help the Department of Defense assess the validity of the perceptions that military men and women have about inequities in the areas of career opportunities and fitness standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1998
Accession Number
AD1179458

Entities

People

  • Carol Schuster
  • Carole Coffey
  • Cheryl Gordon
  • Colin Chambers
  • John Nelson
  • Mark E. Gebicke
  • William Beusse

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Congress
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Fitness
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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