• Author: Maya Eichler
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Soldier first or loyal military wife? What women in dual-service relationships reveal about the contemporary gendering of militaries

Abstract: Recent and ongoing efforts by the Canadian Armed Forces to recruit and retain more women, promote a more gender equal workplace, and support military spouses suggest that …

A qualitative study of the capabilities of family members of Veterans living with operational stress injuries

Abstract: Objective: This qualitative study explores the experiences of 26 family members supporting Canadian Armed Forces veterans living with mental health problems including …

Making military and Veteran women (in)visible: The continuity of gendered experiences in military-to-civilian transition

Abstract: This study explores how gender and sex shape the military-to-civilian transition (MCT) for women. Thirty-three Canadian women Veterans were interviewed about their …

Equity in military and Veteran research: Why it is essential to integrate an intersectional sex and gender lens

Abstract: For a long time, it has been assumed that to study military members and Veterans means to study men. Further compounding the problem, military and Veteran health …

Mind the gap: Sex, Gender, and Intersectionality in military-to-civilian Transitions

Abstarct: The authors conducted a review of existing research on sex, gender, and intersectionality in relation to military-to-civilian transition (MCT). Extensive international …

Add Female Veterans and Stir? A Feminist Perspective on Gendering Veterans Research

Abstract: This article examines how scholarship on veterans has begun to incorporate gender as a relevant category of research. Drawing on feminist theory, it identifies different …

Gender in Veteran Reintegration and Transition: a Scoping Review

Abstract: This article presents the results of a scoping review of Canadian and international literature on gender and Veteran reintegration and transition. The scoping review …

Making Military Families in Canada a Research Priority

Abstract: Since the 1990s, the nature, frequency, and intensity of military operations have shifted, and these shifts have, in turn, had an impact on the families of Canada’s …

Unmaking Militarized Masculinity: Veterans and the Project of Military-to-Civilian Transition

Abstract: Feminist scholarship on war and militarization has typically focussed on the making of militarized masculinity. However, in this article, we shed light on the process of …

Learning from the Deschamps Report: why military and Veteran researchers ought to pay attention to gender

Summary: In her 2015 report, former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Marie Deschamps documents a sexualized culture within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) that is hostile toward …