Women’s participation in the Jordanian Military and police: An exploration of perceptions and aspirations
APA Citation:
Maffey, K. R., & Smith, D. G. (2020). Women’s participation in the jordanian military and police: An exploration of perceptions and aspirations. Armed Forces & Society, 46(1), 46-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X18806520
Focus:
Other
Branch of Service:
International Military
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Subject Affiliation:
Active duty service member
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Methodology:
Cross-Sectional Study
Qualitative Study
Authors:
Maffey, Katherine R., Smith, David G.
Abstract:
Cross-national research contends that women’s military participation has been associated with military function and organization, social structure, culture, and political factors. This exploratory study of Jordanian women suggests that these factors and their subcategories simultaneously help and hinder them. Using Segal’s updated model for women’s participation in the military, we explore how the meaning of Jordanian military women’s experiences compare in a cross-national theoretical framework. We review Segal’s updated model variables and compare it to interview data based on a grounded theory approach. Using semistructured interviews with a nonrandom sample of women who served in the Jordanian military or police, we place their experiences in a cross-national context and provide exploratory qualitative analysis of how these women navigated social and cultural norms. Our results showed that participants perceived their positive experiences and ability to achieve aspirations as enablers to their success, which they considered unlikely in the civilian workforce.
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
SAGE Publications
Publication Type:
Article
Author Affiliation:
US Army, 2d Cavalry Regiment, KRM
Department of National Security Affairs, US Naval War College, DGS
Keywords:
women service members, military participation, Jordanian military women, military experience