Title:
Women Veterans : : Lifting the Veil of Invisibility /
ISBN:
9781351201155
,
1351201158
,
9781498727617
,
1498727611
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
,
text file, PDF
Edition:
First edition
DDC:
305.48/470973
Keywords:
Women veterans / United States
;
Women veterans / United States / Social conditions
;
Women veterans / Government policy / United States
;
Veterans / Government policy / United States
;
Sociology, Military / United States
;
Sex role / United States
Abstract:
"Women who fight in wars also have to fight for their right to do so. But what are the obstacles impeding their progress in achieving equal status as both active service members and as veterans? This book, written by a team of female veterans and military scholars, demonstrates the ways in which women service members and veterans experience a unique set of challenges when attempting to both honorably serve their country and reintegrate into civilian society following military service. These challenges include - but are not limited to - discrimination, staggering rates of suicide, and barriers to obtaining treatment for military sexual trauma and other critical benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Women Veterans: Lifting the Veil of Invisibility examines current service-related policies and gender in the military's hierarchical power structure. Here, a confluence of white male privilege and entitlement, the culture of domination, and the effeminization of the enemy manifest themselves as a backlash against women, calling into question a woman's agency and her very status as a citizen. Special attention in the book is paid to the civil-military divide, representative bureaucracy, and the function of the military and civilian justice systems. Moreover, the need for appropriate healthcare policies and structures is examined within a 'wicked problems' framework. The authors conclude that the responsibility for women veterans, and all veterans for that matter, must become a matter of compelling government interest. This ground-breaking book is required reading for practitioners of public policy and administration with an interest in military and veterans affairs, public health, NGOs and activist groups, as well as scholars of gender and public service, public personnel management, and nonprofit management."--Provided by publisher
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveroeffentlichers)
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351201155
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