ABSTRACT
WINNER OF THE 2017 ASPA SECTION ON PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION AND LABOR RELATIONS OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD! This research and policy book examines the role of women in the military and the overwhelming evidence to date that warranted repealing the combat exclusion policy. It explores the following questions: How can the success of women in the mil
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|132 pages
Women and War
chapter Chapter 1|22 pages
Introduction: Women and the Military
chapter Chapter 2|9 pages
Warriors to the Core
chapter Chapter 3|20 pages
The Beginning of the Revolution: The American Experience
chapter Chapter 4|29 pages
Marginalized, Yet Accountable: The Irrationality of the Combat Exclusion Policy
chapter Chapter 5|46 pages
The Enemy Within: Sex Crimes and the Evils of Asymmetry
part II|107 pages
Women in War
chapter Chapter 6|13 pages
Taking Command: The Generals
chapter Chapter 7|28 pages
Commanding the Air: The Aviators
chapter Chapter 8|24 pages
Commanding the Sea: The Mariners
chapter Chapter 9|37 pages
Commanding the Land: The Soldiers
part III|50 pages
Women at War
chapter Chapter 10|14 pages
On Gender and Citizenship
chapter Chapter 11|10 pages
Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy: Prospects for implementation
chapter Chapter 12|10 pages
Impact of the Combat Exclusion Policy on the Recruitment, Promotion, and Retention of Women in the Military
chapter Chapter 13|14 pages
Women in a Post-Combat Exclusion Environment: The Promise for Full Agency
part IV|7 pages
Women, War, the Military, and Beyond
