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Author: Boesel, David P.
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1. Kiplinger, Vonda L.
Boesel, David P.
Johnson, Kyle
Propensity of Young Women to Enlist in the Military: A Report to Congress
Working Paper, Defense Manpower Data Center, U.S. Department of Defense, Arlington VA, 1985
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense
Keyword(s): Military Enlistment; Military Service; Women

After briefly reviewing the history of women's participation in the Armed Forces and public attitudes toward their participation, the study turns to an analysis of recent data from three major ongoing surveys of American youth-- the Youth Attitude Tracking Study, the NLSY, and High School and Beyond. Together the studies provide a coherent picture of the propensity of women to enlist. Taken together, the research findings suggest that women's attitudes toward the military reflect an outlook which is rather different from men's. Not only are women in the aggregate less interested in military service, but those who are interested tend to view the service in a broader context. Their interest in the military is more likely to be limited and qualified by interests in other areas. This outlook, and the social context of which it is a part, may be major determinants of the future potential for women's participation in the Armed Forces.
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Kiplinger, Vonda L., David P. Boesel and Kyle Johnson. "Propensity of Young Women to Enlist in the Military: A Report to Congress." Working Paper, Defense Manpower Data Center, U.S. Department of Defense, Arlington VA, 1985.