Women in combat [electronic resource] : a reference handbook / Rosemarie Skaine.
Skaine, Rosemarie.
2011
UB418.W65 S563 2011eb
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Title
Women in combat [electronic resource] : a reference handbook / Rosemarie Skaine.
Author
Skaine, Rosemarie.
ISBN
9781598844603 (electronic book)
1598844598
1598844601
9781598844597
Publication Details
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 319 p.) : ill.
Call Number
UB418.W65 S563 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
355.4082/0973
Summary
Overview: Women have been excluded from combat roles for most of American history. During conflicts such as the American Civil War, a few women enlisted as men; in some cases, their identities as women were not discovered until after their deaths. Today, the nontraditional battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan have no clearly defined front lines, and many female soldiers have found themselves face-to-face with the enemy. Yet despite the realities of modern warfare, the subject of women serving in combat roles remains highly controversial. Women in Combat: A Reference Handbook examines the historical background, current dilemmas, and global context of this contentious issue. The author explores both sides of the argument, presenting information from leading sources and gleaned from personal interviews. Statistical data, primary source documents, a directory of organizations, and print and electronic resources offer additional insight.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contemporary world issues.
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Women in combat.
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List of tables and figures
Preface
1: Background And History
Link between the History of the Definition of Combat and the controversy
Legal definition of combat
Status of women is affected by policy
Evolution of the law
Legal definition of direct ground combat through policy
Role and influence of congress
History, combat, and culture
History and women in combat
United States history
Change
References
Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, And Solutions
Problems
Policy
Issues that present challenges to women
Controversies surrounding women in combat and in the military
Women in direct ground combat
Physical abilities
Exposure to danger
Women's effect on unit cohesion
Women's effect on readiness
Issue of equality
Issue of motherhood
Women in combat and societal expectations
Religious conviction and women in combat
Solutions
Facsimile to reinstating the risk rule
All-female platoons
Eliminate policy prohibitions and establish gender-neutral performance-based requirements
References
3: Worldwide Perspective
Women as combatants in state-based military
International framework
Incidence
Examples of military roles in some countries
Progress toward gender equality in women in combat roles
Selected countries allowing women in occupations flying aircraft or aboard combat ships
Women as combatants in nonstate-based revolutionary and guerilla military
Afghanistan and the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
Female suicide bombers
References
4: Chronology
5: Biographical Sketches
Specialist Veronica Alfaro, U S Army
Colonel Ruby Bradley, U S Army
Specialist Monica L Brown, U S Army
Major Kim Campbell, U S Air Force
Colonel Eileen M Collins, U S Air Force (Ret) and Former NASA Astronaut
Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum, PhD, MD, U S Army
Lieutenant Mary (Missy) L Cummings, U S Navy
Elaine Donnelly
Major L Tammy Duckworth, U S Army
General Ann E Dunwoody, U S Army
Sergeant Theresa Lynn Flannery, U S Army
Captain Dawn Halfaker, U S Army (Ret)
Colonel Kelly Hamilton, U S Air Force (Ret)
Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester, U S Army
Major General Jeanne M Holm, U S Air Force (Ret)
Captain Kathleen Christine Horner, U S Marine Corps
Rear Admiral Michelle Howard, U S Navy
Lieutenant Kara Hultgreen, U S Navy
Specialist Shoshana Johnson, U S Army (Ret)
First Lieutenant Cheryl Lamoureux, U S Air Force
Dr Peter A Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner, U S Navy (Ret)
Sergeant April Pashley, U S Army Reserves
Major Lillian Pfluke, U S Army (Ret)
Private Lori Piestewa, U S Army
Command Sergeant Major Cynthia A Pritchett, U S Army
Phyllis Schlafly
Corporal Ramona M Valdez, U S Marine Corps
Brigadier General Wilma L Vaught, USAF (Ret)
Lieutenant (Lt) Kendra Williams, U S Navy
Captain Elizabeth (Betsy) G Wylie, U S Navy (Ret)
6: Data And Documents
Data overview of the women in the military
Documents and testimony overview
Combat Exclusion Law, Air Force, Title 10 Armed Forces (USC), Subt C, 8549 (1976)-Repealed 1991
Combat Exclusion Law, Navy and Marine Corps, Title 10 Armed Forces (USC), Subt C, 6015 (1956)-Repealed: 1993
Secretary of the Army, U S Code Title 10 Subtitle B, Part I 3013(g)
Army Direct Combat Probability Coding (DCPC) System, 1992
Army policy for the assignment of female soldiers, 1992 (Major Relevant Parts)
DoD Assignment Policy, 2010: Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule 1994 (Rescinding 1988 Risk Rule)
Soldier's Creed
U S Constitution, Articles I-The Legislative Branch and Article II-The Executive Branch (Article I, Section 8 to Article II, Section 2)
Excerpt from Elaine Donnelly's Congressional Testimony, 1993
Profile of a soldier
Policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces: Federal Law Pub L 103-160 (10 U S C 654) U S House Repealed May 27, 2010 to Take Effect December 1, 2010
7: Directory Of Organizations
Government organizations
NGOs (Nongovernmental Organizations)
8: Resources
Print resources
Books
Articles, journals, and journal articles
Hearings and reports
Legal cases
Papers, proceedings, and memoranda
Theses and dissertations
Nonprint resources
Bibliographies
Databases
DVDs/Videotapes
Films/Multimedia
Internet Sites
Glossary
Index.

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