Women in the Military
Navigating Through Female Life Stages and Military Career by 'Acting Normally
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2341503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadia Diacone (0009-0006-5615-0886, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands), Elena Bendien (0000-0002-5527-7563, Leyden Academy on Vitality and Aging, The Netherlands), Eva Van Baarle (0000-0003-0212-3090, Netherlands Defence Academy, Breda, The Netherlands), Petra Verdonk (0000-0003-0464-8210, Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam University of Applied Science, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 960-980 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x251336195 |
| OpenAlex | W4410644932 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
Recruiting and retaining female military personnel remains a challenge in most military organizations. This study explores how female-specific transitional stages in life (e.g., maternity and menopause) relate to the career development of women in the military from their perspective. Drawing on a qualitative interview study with 20 women, we demonstrate how they adjust themselves to the masculine norms of the organizational culture in all life stages during their careers. Our contribution outlines the practices of overperformance in which these women engage and the practices of (self-)silencing during different life and career stages, which can result in the reproduction of gender inequalities within the Netherlands Armed Forces
Aeronautics · Military personnel · Political science · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |