Lady Leathernecks: The Enigma of Women in the United States Marine Corps (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781581072884)

This telling work directly addresses a critical issue within today's US military. In contrast to the militant tactics of radical feminists or "living legends" vignettes, the research offered in this title presents female Marines' experiences, opinions, and suggestions for women's success in the USMC. The women interviewed by the author live the experience, providing nuanced, sometimes colorful, details of day-to-day military life that can never be captured by climate surveys and Likert scales. They share their mistakes, heartbreaks, successes, and love of God, Country, and Corps. They allow us to experience vicariously the enigma of being a female Marine. Not essentialist but pragmatic, their sense of kinship and equivalence provides a practical foundation for comprehending and, perhaps, "fixing" what allegedly is wrong with the U.S. military's sex/gender relations.

Author: Connie Brownson
ISBN-10: 1581072880
ISBN-13: 9781581072884
Publisher: New Forums Press
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2015
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d