Camouflage Isn`t Only for Combat – Gender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military

Camouflage Isn't Only for CombatGender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military\nAuthor(s): Melissa S. Herbert\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814735480, 978-0814735480\nSynopsis\nReveals the different ways women navigate the traditionally masculine environment of the military\n Drawing on surveys and interviews with almost 300 female military personnel, Melissa Herbert explores how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Do women feel pressured to be \""more masculine,\"" to convey that they are not a threat to men's jobs or status and to avoid being perceived as lesbians? She also examines the role of gender and sexuality in the maintenance of the male-defined military institution, proposing that, more than sexual harassment or individual discrimination, it .