Preparing Women for Strategic Leadership Roles in the Army

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine why women are under represented in strategic leadership roles in the Army and how this limits their ability to mentor, coach and serve as role models. Although the National Defense Authorization Act opened duty positions for women, it limits access to positions that make women eligible to serve as strategic leaders. This project addresses some of the factors of why there are so few female officers in strategic leadership positions and the need for increased diversity in the future force. It examines how the Army defines strategic leadership and looks at three methods to expand these capabilities. The methods are: reducing obstacles to promotion, assessing leader performance, and expanding existing programs such as mentoring and education. The conclusion offers recommendations to further prepare women for strategic leadership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415858

Entities

People

  • Susan R. Myers

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Leadership
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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