How the COVID-19 Crisis Affecting Military Women and the Corresponding Effects on National Security

Abstract

COVID-19 has exposed the dramatic effect childcare access has on National Security. Women serving in the American Armed forces have become an integral part of U.S. National Security. As the pool of available military recruits shrinks, American women must be recruited and retained in military service. However, the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the American security landscape, primarily because of the societal pressures placed on women, which are also reflected in the Department of Defense's policies

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2021
Accession Number
AD1198464

Entities

People

  • Mary H. Robinson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Childcare
  • Children
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Fertility
  • Foreign Relations
  • Gender Gap
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Human Development
  • Military Families
  • National Security
  • Racial Discrimination
  • Security
  • Sex
  • Societies
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Strategic Security Studies