Military Subsidization of Human Capital and Gender Stratification in the US Economy

Tyler Saxon

Review of Radical Political Economics, 2021, vol. 53, issue 2, 250-265

Abstract: In the United States, the military is the primary channel through which many are able to obtain supports traditionally provided by the welfare state, such as access to higher education, job training, employment, health care, and so on. However, due to the nature of the military as a highly gendered institution, these social welfare functions are not as accessible for women as they are for men. This amounts to a highly gender-biased state spending pattern that subsidizes substantially more human capital development for men than for women, effectively reinforcing women’s subordinate status in the US economy. JEL classification : B54, B52, Z13

Keywords: gender; institutions; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/0486613420982627

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