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- Title: Who are the Women Who have Broken Through the Military's "Brass" Ceiling?(Report)
- Author : Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
- Release Date : January 22, 2008
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 304 KB
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Introduction The military is not commonly perceived as a career that women would voluntarily pursue. And yet, women have voluntarily served in all of America's wars and in the military since the beginning of our history. For most of this time they served as temporary or auxiliary workers, or in a separate but unequal corps, such as the Army and Navy nurse corps. It was not until after World War II, with the Army-Navy Nurse Act of 1947 and the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, that women had a permanent place in the U.S. military. Although there were many restrictions, one of the most enlightened aspects was that due to the military's rank structure, women were paid equally to men of the same rank, which is still unusual for most working women. Today, military women have opportunities that 30 years ago were not possible, such as leading troops in a combat zone, commanding sailors at sea, or flying combat air strikes. The demands of a military career, including long hours, geographic relocation, separation from loved ones, and participating in military conflicts, are not seen as conducive to the social expectations of women, especially if they wish to pursue marriage and family. (1) Yet, some women have been able to maintain a fulfilling personal life and still thrive in a military career.
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