List of Figures List of Tables List of Graphs 1. Introduction 2. History of Women's Participation in the U.S. Armed Forces 3. Comparative Histories: Women's Participation in the Canadian, British, and Israeli Armed Forces 4. Stereotype Threat Theory and Women's Marksmanship Performance: A Social Psychology Experiment 5. In-Depth Interviews and Revealing Patterns of Sex-Role Stereotyping 6. Women's Representation in War Photography and the Perpetuation of a Grand Narrative 7. The RMA Debate: Women's Integration as Military Innovation 8. Conclusion
Adopts an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how the American servicewoman has been represented in society.
Emerald M. Archer is the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Women at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Demonstrates the value of qualitative research to corroborate and
illuminate quantitative research. [Archer's] narrative is enhanced
by full discursive notes, and the work is theoretically rich,
undergirded by the scholarship of Joan Scott, Cynthia Enloe and
others ... Archer’s engaging work is theoretically sound and
historically grounded, offering thoughtful conclusions about the
necessity of comprehensive gender initiatives if the U.S. military
is to become more competent and effective in the twenty-first
century.
*Journal of Contemporary History*
Offers a sweeping analysis of how servicewomen have been
represented both historically and today. Using an interdisciplinary
approach, she draws on a wide array of sources, methods, and
theories to explain the progress that servicewomen have made in
gaining inclusion, the obstacles they have faced, and current day
challenges, such as expanding rights for LGBT communities.
*CHOICE*
Through rich interviews and rigorous experimentation, Emerald
Archer explores some of the unique challenges facing women who
serve in the armed forces with clear eyed compassion. Expanding her
analysis to countries beyond the United States, Archer examines the
ways in which women's participation in war transforms sex role
stereotypes in larger society. This important contribution to the
literature on women and war helps expand the conversation around
the nature of inclusion in representative democracy.
*Rose McDermott, David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of
International Relations, Brown University, USA*
Does adding women to state armed forces changed the armed forces,
or women, or both? Emerald Archer's fascinating manuscript explores
a century of women's involvement in the US military, with global
comparisons. It looks at the limited roles women were initially
offered, how gender expectations shaped women's development in the
military, and women's progress while facing gender-stereotypical
expectations. I highly recommend for anyone looking to understand
how armed forces work!
*Laura Sjoberg, Associate Professor of Political Science,
University of Florida, USA*
Emerald Archer reveals the misrepresentation of women's roles in
warfare - that women cannot fight in combat - through powerful
gender narratives. Women, Warfare and Representation delivers a
fresh interdisciplinary integration of gender perspectives that
paints a nuanced portrayal of women's participation in warfare.
Identifying women and gender integration as a Revolution in
Military Affairs in pure genius and is critical to successful 21st
century militaries. This is a must-read for women in every
profession, for military students and gender studies scholars, and
for any leader serious about peace and security.
*David Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology and Permanent
Military Professor of Leadership, U.S. Naval Academy, USA*
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