Changing Gender Relations: Women Officers' Experiences in the Swedish Armed Forces

Lena Pettersson, Alma Persson and Anders W. Berggren
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Lena Pettersson: Linköping University, Sweden
Alma Persson: Linköping University, Sweden
Anders W. Berggren: Linköping University, Sweden

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2008, vol. 29, issue 2, 192-216

Abstract: This article addresses the dynamics of changing gender relations. Drawing on the theoretical framework of gender relations and research on women in male-dominated organizations, the article analyses the experiences of women officers in the Swedish Armed Forces. The article focuses on experiences of including as well as excluding practices and the processes of negotiating gender boundaries. The article contributes to the field by highlighting the importance of changing perceptions of gender, showing that the officers' perceptions of gender change with time, age and rank. This change is fundamental for understanding the way the women attempt to negotiate more equal gender relations.

Keywords: Armed Forces; gender equality; gender relations; organizational change; women officers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X07088541

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