Wojskowa kariera zawodowa w doświadczeniach kobiet. Studium socjopedagogiczne
Women's Experience of Their Military Careers. A Socio-Pedagogical Study

Author(s): Aneta Judzińska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Education, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: women; military; career; gender socialization; social and professional roles
Summary/Abstract: This publication deals with the issue of military careers as experienced by female officers from the Officer Corps of the Polish Army. The author believes this experience to be very important in both the social and academic dimension. The social importance of this issue is part and parcel of a broader context of cultural transformation regarding gender roles. On the one hand, this means a gradual shift in the conviction that biological gender determines educational and professional choices. On the other hand, it points to the lingering traditional presumptions regarding the scope of duties belonging to the notions of male and female. It is reflected, among other things, in the division of professions into female- vs. male-dominated. The need to explore the issue is highlighted by the small number of publications and very little research devoted to women in the military. Therefore, the author adopts a qualitative approach in order to gain an insight into the professional experiences of women within the Officer Corps of the Polish Army, which consequently broadens the knowledge we have on the issue. This aim is also reflected in the socio-pedagogical perspective taken up in the present publication, which makes it possible to reconstruct military educational career paths and to analyse the processes of their formation regarding the complex experiences of socialisation, education and professional development.

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