Saturday, December 24, 2011

Women in the U.S. Military: Growing Share, Distinctive Profile

Since 1973, when the United States military ended conscription and established an all-volunteer force, the number of women serving on active duty has risen dramatically. The share of women among the enlisted ranks has increased seven-fold, from 2% to 14%, and the share among commissioned officers has quadrupled, from 4% to 16%.

The women who serve in today's military differ from the men who serve in a number of ways. Compared with their male counterparts, a greater share of military women are black and a smaller share are married. Also, women veterans of the post-9/11 era are less likely than men to have served in combat and more likely to be critical of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In other ways, however, military women are not different from military men: they are just as likely to be officers; they joined the armed services for similar reasons; and post-9/11 veterans of both sexes have experienced a similar mix of struggles and rewards upon returning to civilian life.

Read the full report on the role of women in today's military for more information on these topics:

  • The demographics of the active-duty female force
  • Marriage rates of active-duty women
  • Women and combat
  • The challenge for women veterans in re-entry to civilian life
  • How women veterans view the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Source: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2156/military-women-veterans

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