Negotiating Gender: Female Combat Soldiers in Denmark

Based on interviews with female combat soldiers, we explore what role conceptions of femininity and masculinity play for female Danish combat soldiers’ experiences and behaviour in the military community. We find that female combat soldiers’ status and ability to fulfil their potential as soldiers...

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Autores principales:	Stine Emilie Knudsen, Marie Sihm Teisen
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Lenguaje:	DA EN NB SV
Publicado:	The Royal Danish Library 2018
Materias:	Female soldier gender military Danish Armed Forces femininity Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a931343806bc4f1e9abb171aafac08e52021-12-01T00:04:40ZNegotiating Gender: Female Combat Soldiers in Denmark10.7146/kkf.v27i2-3.1108472245-6937https://doaj.org/article/a931343806bc4f1e9abb171aafac08e52018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://tidsskrift.dk/KKF/article/view/110847https://doaj.org/toc/2245-6937 Based on interviews with female combat soldiers, we explore what role conceptions of femininity and masculinity play for female Danish combat soldiers’ experiences and behaviour in the military community. We find that female combat soldiers’ status and ability to fulfil their potential as soldiers are determined by their capability to navigate expectations linked to their gender and their position as soldiers, respectively. Female combat soldiers must break down negative expectations linked to their gender while simultaneously and continuously navigating the limitations of forms of femininity accepted in the Danish Military. Stine Emilie KnudsenMarie Sihm TeisenThe Royal Danish LibraryarticleFemale soldiergendermilitaryDanish Armed ForcesfemininitySocial SciencesHDAENNBSVKvinder, Køn & Forskning, Vol 27, Iss 2-3 (2018)
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description	Based on interviews with female combat soldiers, we explore what role conceptions of femininity and masculinity play for female Danish combat soldiers’ experiences and behaviour in the military community. We find that female combat soldiers’ status and ability to fulfil their potential as soldiers are determined by their capability to navigate expectations linked to their gender and their position as soldiers, respectively. Female combat soldiers must break down negative expectations linked to their gender while simultaneously and continuously navigating the limitations of forms of femininity accepted in the Danish Military.
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title	Negotiating Gender: Female Combat Soldiers in Denmark
title_short	Negotiating Gender: Female Combat Soldiers in Denmark
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publisher	The Royal Danish Library
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Negotiating Gender: Female Combat Soldiers in Denmark

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