Considerations for integrating women into closed occupations in U.S. special operations forces /

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"The elimination of the Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule has opened to women some 15,500 special operations forces (SOF) positions. A RAND study helped to inform that decision and provides insight into the key factors surrounding the integration of women into SOF. The integra...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Szayna, Thomas S.
Other Authors: Larson, Eric V., O'Mahony, Angela, Robson, Sean, Schaefer, Agnes Gereben, Matthews, Miriam, Polich, J. Michael, Ayer, Lynsay, Eaton, Derek, Marcellino, William
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2016.
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1058-USSOCOM.
Subjects:
Women in combat > United States.
Special operations (Military science) > United States.
Special forces (Military science) > United States.
Femmes au combat > États-Unis.
Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Research.
Special forces (Military science)
Special operations (Military science)
Women in combat
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The integration of women and other excluded groups into the U.S. military: the historical experience
  • 3. Physical ability and stress response differences between males and females
  • 4. Implications for unit cohesion of potential integration of women into SOF units
  • 5. The women in SOF survey
  • 6. Insights from focus groups
  • 7. A framework for establishing gender-neutral standards for SOF
  • 8. Observations and implications.

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