Women in the Navy: Performance, Health, and Motherhood.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of all Navy women who enlisted during the years 1973 through 1977 by identifying trends in occupational assignments, rates of premature attrition, and reasons for hospitalizations. Results showed that during recent years a significantly higher percentage of women became Aviation mechanics whereas significantly fewer had been assigned to Clerical/Administrative or several other traditional occupations. Premature separations from the Navy tended to have little association with a specific occupation; between 72 and 99 percent of all separated women had not been assigned to a specific specialty. The most frequent reasons for being separated were either pregnancy/parenthood or unsuitability for service. Other comparisons showed that most hospitalizations occurred because of pregnancy/related conditions, respiratory diseases, and mental disorders. Pregnancy/related conditions accounted for 10.9 percent of all separations and 21 percent of all hospitalizations. Several recommendations were made in an effort to enhance the transition of integrating 20,000 additional enlisted women into the Navy by 1983. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA130167
Entities
People
- Anne L. Hoiberg
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center