The Nature of Gender Discrimination in the Navy

Abstract

A survey designed to measure the frequency and types of gender discrimination perceived to exist at Navy commands was completed by over 5,000 randomly selected enlisted and officer women and men. In addition, over 100 telephone interviews were conducted with survey respondents (primarily women) who were willing to describe their gender discrimination experiences in depth. While treatment discrimination is not prevalent in Navy commands, many Navy women experience subtle forms of gender discrimination that may result in reduced unit cohesion and increased turnover. It is recommended that awareness of the concept of gender discrimination be raised, and that rates of gender discrimination continue to be monitored.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA335230

Entities

People

  • M. D. Thomas
  • P. J. Thomas

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discrimination
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Gender Discrimination
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Sex
  • Sociology
  • Training

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