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DG Smith, JE Rosenstein - Armed Forces & Society, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com

Gender and the military profession: Early career influences, attitudes, and intentions.

Stem career programs

Rosenstein, Smith

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As increasing numbers of women are recruited into the US Navy, retention of women (especially in combat occupational specialties) lags behind men. Data indicate that women and men leave the Navy because of impact on their family. Lack of career persistence for women in nontraditional professions such as science, technology, engineering, and math professions has also been attributed to social psychological factors including self-efficacy, stereotype threat, and bias. We build on this research to examine the military and service …

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