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From Loyalty to Dissent: How Military Women Respond to Integration Dilemmas

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Women in the Military and in Armed Conflict

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By the beginning of the 21st century, despite a considerable heterogeneity regarding integration policies, all NATO countries had admitted and increased the number of women in their armed forces. During the past three decades various restrictions have been lifted; women have been progressively allowed to enter military academies and given access to a wider variety of positions and functions. In 2000, around 280,000 women were serving in NATO forces.

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  1. Sociology Department of ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute, Portugal

    Helena Carreiras Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)

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Carreiras, H. (2008). From Loyalty to Dissent: How Military Women Respond to Integration Dilemmas. In: Carreiras, H., Kümmel, G. (eds) Women in the Military and in Armed Conflict. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90935-6_7

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