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 …

Gender Differences in the Impact of Warfare Exposure on Self-Rated Health

Abstract: Background: This study examined gender differences in the impact of warfare exposure on self-reported physical health. Methods: Data are from the 2010 National Survey of …

Integrating a Gender Perspective into Internal Oversight within Armed Forces

Abstract: This guidance note has been developed in partnership with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions …

Patriarchal Confusion? Making Sense of Gay and Lesbian Military Identity.

Abstact: This article investigates the possible uses of Cynthia Enloe’s idea of ‘patriarchal confusion’ in understanding gay and lesbian military identity. Through an …

A Study of Substance Abuse, Traumata and Social Support Systems Among Homeless Veterans

Abstract: This study of 310 women and 315 men, homeless veterans, who abuse substances is designed to examine predictors of readmission to inpatient drug treatment in a two-year …

Uniform Identity? Lesbians and the Negotiations of Gender & Sexuality in the British Army since 1950

Abstract: Homosexuality has always been deemed to be incompatible with military service and the British Armed Forces has enforced this policy with some rigour. STatistics for …

Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in Organizations: A Test of an Integrated Model

Abstract: Sexual harassment of women in organizational settings has recently become a topic of interest to researchers and the general public alike. Although numerous studies …