Winning the Retention Wars. The USAF, Women Officers and the Need for Transformation
Abstract
This paper establishes the need to retain more women Air Force officers longer, analyzes survey results revealing women's reasons for separating from the Air Force, and recommends specific retention measures applicable to all members, Demographic data prove that within the next 10 years women will become a larger percentage of the talent pool from which the Air Force draws its officers, Additionally, over that same time period, competition for the available talent will increase, making recruiting and retention harder and more important than they are now, The Air Force Personnel Center's statistics show that a greater percentage of Air Force women than men separate from the Air Force prior to retirement eligibility, As this paper proves, these trends negatively impact recruiting, mentoring, and the overall leadership capacity of the Air Force, A significant body of research also documents that women are effective leaders with different leadership styles than men; corporations and police departments recognize women's value and are actively recruiting them and designing retention programs to retain them Extrapolating from that research, this paper establishes the necessity for including women on the Air Force team, to include the highest ranks of leadership,
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA421149
Entities
People
- Laura A. H. Disilverio
Organizations
- Air University