Format:
1 Online-Ressource (263 Seiten)
ISBN:
9780520975620
Content:
Examining the pregnancy continuum in the U.S. military -- Contextualizing maternity experiences in the U.S. Armed Forces -- Hyperplanning pregnancies -- Performing macho maternity -- Negotiating postpartum policies -- Redefining military maternity -- Appendix A : research participants : demographics -- Appendix B : biographies : enlisted servicewomen -- Appendix C : biographies : female officers.
Content:
The rights of pregnant workers as well as (the lack of) paid maternity leave have increasingly become topics of 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.
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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520344686
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520344693
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe McFarlane, Megan, 1983 - Militarized maternity Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2021 ISBN 9780520344693
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520344686
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA Army
;
Schwangerschaft
Author information:
McFarlane, Megan 1983-
