Military Women in the Department of Defense, Volume 1
Abstract
Military women in all Services are fulfilling vital military requirements with the same high degree of competence as military men. Today, over 190,000 officers and enlisted women account for about 9% of the active force compared to 1972 when 45,000 women made up 1.5% of the active force. In 1967, Congress repealed the laws restricting the number of military women and thus began the second stage, which saw a dramatic increase in utilization of women in peacetime forces. During the 1970s, the number of women in uniform rose by over 350% to 150,000. The decade of the 1980s starts a third phase in which more clearly defined requirements for women in uniform are being established in all Services. A 28% increase in women officers and a 27% increase in the top six enlisted grades is projected by 1987. The data and information in the next two sections portray the status of women officers (Section I) and enlisted women (Section II) as of September 30, 1982 in comparison to men. Characteristics of service members and indicators of performance were chosen for these comparisons. Unless otherwise noted, the percentage distributions of men and women use the number of men and women as the denominator and the number of men or women with the characteristic of interest as the numerator.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA206221
Entities
Organizations
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy