Essays about: "gender and the military"
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1. The Modern Gender Gap? A comparative analysis of young men´s and women’s views on national security
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : When examining individuals' perspectives on political issues, gender appears to be a crucial indicator. Political issues are viewed differently by men and women, according to previous research. Data from previous research also show that men and women have different perspectives on national security. READ MORE
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2. The Overachievers : Female Recruits’ Everyday Experiences of Gender Norms in the Swedish Armed Forces
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) have been making internal efforts to enrol more women through changes in legislation and mandatory conscription, since the adoption of Resolution 1325 in the Swedish Parliament at the turn of the century. Since the alterations, an upward trend of female recruits as well as women making careers and reaching high ranking positions, has been identified. READ MORE
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3. Attempting to Serve with Pride and Dignity: A Discourse Analysis Exploring Swedish Peacekeepers' Pre-Mission Education on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The United Nations peacekeeping operations is a unique global partnership to maintain international peace and security. However, several reports in the last three decades show allegations of peacekeeper soldiers sexually exploiting and abusing the civilians of host nations. READ MORE
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4. What impacts one's willingness to defend? A study of the influence of military training in Sweden
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis studies the effect of military training on one's willingness to defend by answering the question: How does military training influence the likelihood of people expressing (or having) a willingness to defend one's country? Using difference-in-differences and IV approaches within a linear probability model framework, it exploits two exogenous variations in conscription policy on new survey data in Sweden. First, conscription has almost exclusively covered men, leaving two distinct groups. READ MORE
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5. An authentic military in general
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : The Swedish Armed Forces was the last ever organization in the history of the Swedish labor market to terminate a male occupational monopoly. Even though women have had the same opportunity as men to join the organization since 2017, they still constitute a vast minority. READ MORE