Gender Camouflage

Women and the U.S. Military

Author: Laurie L. Weinstein
ISBN: 9780814719077

Controversy about women in the military continues, yet women's relations with the military go far beyond whether they serve in the ranks. Gender Camouflage brings together a diverse array of authors to explore the controversy surrounding women's military service, to examine the invisibility of civilian women who support the institution, and to expose the military's efforts to camouflage their support and contributions. Contributors first consider nurses, servicewomen, military academy students, female veterans, and lesbians. The focus then shifts to military wives, women employed by the DoD, and female civilian military instructors whose work is less visible but no less essential to the institution. The book also examines the experiences of women outside of the military, such as "comfort women" near U.S. bases, women engaged in peacework, and women workers affected by military spending in the federal budget. Analytic chapters are juxtaposed with first-person narratives by women who hav

Publisher: NYU Press
Publish Date: 1999-03-01

Subjects: History / Military / United States, History / Military / Other, Social Science / Women's Studies, Social Science / Gender Studies, Technology & Engineering / Military Science

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Military/War)