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Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces

Megan D. McFarlane

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Description:The rights of pregnant workers as well as (the lack of) paid maternity leave has increasingly become a major policy debate in the United States. Yet, few discussions have focused on the U.S. military, where many of the latest policy changes focus on these very issues. Despite the armed forces' increases to maternity-related benefits, servicewomen continue to be stigmatized for being pregnant and taking advantage of maternity policies. In an effort to understand this disconnect, Megan McFarlane analyzes military documents and conducts interviews with enlisted servicewomen and female officers. She finds a policy/culture disparity within the military that pregnant servicewomen themselves often co-construct, making the policy changes significantly less effective. McFarlane ends by offering suggestions for how these policy changes can have more impact, and how they could potentially serve as an example for the broader societal debate.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces. To get started finding Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The rights of pregnant workers as well as (the lack of) paid maternity leave has increasingly become a major policy debate in the United States. Yet, few discussions have focused on the U.S. military, where many of the latest policy changes focus on these very issues. Despite the armed forces' increases to maternity-related benefits, servicewomen continue to be stigmatized for being pregnant and taking advantage of maternity policies. In an effort to understand this disconnect, Megan McFarlane analyzes military documents and conducts interviews with enlisted servicewomen and female officers. She finds a policy/culture disparity within the military that pregnant servicewomen themselves often co-construct, making the policy changes significantly less effective. McFarlane ends by offering suggestions for how these policy changes can have more impact, and how they could potentially serve as an example for the broader societal debate.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces. To get started finding Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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