Gender-based problems occur more often than we realize. Women are four times as likely to be excused from assigned deployments, often using pregnancy and greatly impacting our military readiness. More alarming, however, is how many women file false allegations of rape or sexual harassment to deflect attention away from their own misconduct. Since Aberdeen, the role and place of women in the military has managed to dominate public polic discussions about military readiness. Military training is a process of transformation. Feminists and traditionalists can agree that "Women's ways of knowing" are fundamentally different from that of men. This Woman's Army shows how the military honored gender differences--even before feminist theory considered the importance of gender socialization. The move to integrate women into unisex training and combat roles has not only compromised the readiness of military units, but the well-being of the women who served in them. The military man now competes on a less than even playing field, under the added burden of career-ending, even if unfounded, harassment charges. By peeking into these gender issues, deYoung makes it clear that gender-based conflicts are in need of serious restructuring if the active duty Army is ever to become a vital, positive alternative, for America's young men and women.
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The author served as a chaplain to three male combat battalions and to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment when it stood up as a rapid deployment force in 1993. She has appeared on CNN, the Joan River's Radio Show, and many national radio discussions about gender issues in the military.
Her articles have appeared in Texas and national newspapers. She debated her most recent co-authored work, Women in Combat at American University with air force colonel, Lorry Fenner. CSPAN aired this debate in October, 2001.
This Woman's Army provides an account of numerous professional clinical experiences that will provide insight into the string of sexual harassment and family murder cases that continue to plague the United States Army.
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Not the whole story,
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This review is from: This Woman's Army: The Dynamics of Sex and Violence in the Military (Paperback)
This book reflects the experiences of one woman, not of all military women. Many of the "facts" presented are personal opinion and are not corroborated by statistical documentation.
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A realistic view the military's handling of gender relations,
By John W. Fasano (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: This Woman's Army: The Dynamics of Sex and Violence in the Military (Paperback)
The book provides a startlingly realistic view of the current state of gender affairs in today's Armed Forces. The author provides her own career and experiences as a framework for discussion. The views expressed show a unique understanding of how women are treated in the all volunteer Army and how today's social engineering has led to a dual standard for women in the armed forces. While Ms. DeYoung's opinion of the role of women in the Army flies in the face of the feminist movement, the basis for her opinion is fact, not political expediency. This book is a must-read for any commander or leader in a mixed gender unit.
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This review is from: This Woman's Army: The Dynamics of Sex and Violence in the Military (Paperback)
There are two or three recent reviews that are quite inaccurate portrayals of my book. One writer suggested that my work was based on opinion, and that I did not hold men responsible for their behavior. At the same time, when I recounted personal experiences where I and other soldiers HAD held men responsible for their harassment and misconduct, she claimed to do so was "vindictive."First, let all young people who are being aggressively recruited for the military know that this account is a first-hand historical account of events that happened, for which there are documents that are testaments to the mistreatment that many men and women experienced at the hands of men and women in uniform -- because of their race, their gender, their religion. Second, if you read all of the book, you will find that I recount solid military training, solid military prevention strategies, and solid men AND women who rose to the occasion to hold men AND women accountable to the highest levels of performance and personal conduct. At the same time, I recounted many episodes where men and women, and sadly, Army Chaplains, who chose to violate the standards of fairness and integrity that are part of the professional code. Third, most of the issues I raised in this book have been borne out since Operation Iraqi Freedom commenced: --- The Army could not do the combat service support mission with the large number of 'nondeployable soldiers' that the Army is paying, and so, contracted out fifty thousand positions in Iraq that should be filled by soldiers. ---Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo are both testaments to Army leadership's failure to stop religious harassment and degrading sexual behaviors between soldiers when in life and death deployments. Where were the chaplains at Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo? I suggest that if, for the last fifteen years, chaplains had not been allowed to spread terrible religious prejudice and intolerance for any person who do not adhere to right-wing fundamentalist beliefs, soldiers AND chaplains would have had the courage to speak out and to stop the bad acts at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib before they spun out of control. Finally, to any soldier, DOD civilian or contractor who is aware of bad actors and acts that are immoral, unethical or illegal but is afraid to speak out: I invite you to read my book. It contains many stories about my own experiences and the experiences of hundreds of soldiers who did the right thing in real time when confronted with harassment, fraud, or other immoral acts. To speak the truth about bad actors is not vindictiveness. This is what is required of every soldier, every civilian who serves our government. If you are interested in the public policy analysis that I wrote about all of these issues, I suggest that you read my second co-authored book, "Women in Combat: civic duty or military liability?" Sincerely, Rev. Marie E. deYoung
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