Women Breaking the Silence

Sasson‐Levy, Orna; Levy, Yagil; Lomsky‐Feder, Edna

doi:10.1177/0891243211421782

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“…The Swedish Government has had a pronounced feminist approach since 2015 (Aggestam & Bergman‐Rosamond, 2016) and this may reflect that, where feminine traits are acknowledged and valued. This description of themselves, as highly competent and with unique skill sets, gives them a higher status as men in an organization where men's experiences are generally given a higher status (Iskra, 2007; Sasson‐Levy, 2003; Sasson‐Levy et al., 2011).…”

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To stand in line and fit in—About military men's (un)reflected navigation in the armed forces

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Wester

2022

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The purpose of the study is to investigate how the everyday experience of being a man in a male-dominated organization and what navigating the organization is like. The study builds on 15 interviews with men of various ages and ranks in the Swedish Armed Forces. The findings revealed three major themes that illustrate how men, and their actions, contribute to producing and re-producing gendered norms. First, the ideal military person is seen to have characteristics that are predominantly male and even though respondents only identify with these characteristics to some extent, the typical male ideal is still prevalent within the Armed Forces. Second, this image is reproduced by an uncritical stance towards the internal workings of the organization, relating to career paths and their reliance of traditional gendered roles. Third, the Armed Forces encounter resistance to gender equality work from within the military organization, in both action and inactions. We suggest this is due to a resistance to change and that work with gender equality is minimized to a shadow task that lacks committed men. We conclude that men's reality seems both obvious and unreflected, and these structures are upheld within the Armed Forces.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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To stand in line and fit in—About military men's (un)reflected navigation in the armed forces

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Wester

2022

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“…As mentioned above, in this study, a child perceives emotional and logistical involvement from both parents as supportive, which increases their contentment, satisfaction, enjoyment, and motivation with the sport. In order to understand the differing gender roles, the researchers believe it is important to emphasize the discourse of militarization in Israeli society, due to the gender separation of certain units within the Israeli army, which implicitly reinforces domestic roles ( Sasson-Levy and Lomsky-Feder, 2018 ). The clear gender divide in Israel among parents is not surprising due to mandatory army service resulting in gender inequality, which pervades everyday life (ibid).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is important to note that in the Israeli context, one predominant factor is mandatory army service, which plays a significant role in shaping citizens’ mentality ( Sasson-Levy and Lomsky-Feder, 2018 ) and influences leisure time physical activity and gender inequality ( Lev and Hertzog, 2017 ).…”

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No Cutting Corners: The Effect of Parental Involvement on Youth Basketball Players in Israel

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This paper explores the nature of parental involvement in youth basketball in Israel with regard to parenting style and in the context of dilemmas and ethical issues. It is well established that parental involvement in their child’s sporting activity has vast implications on the child’s motivation and enjoyment. With reference to Israeli society, only a few studies have focused on this subject. In order to address this lacuna, we used two questionnaires, given to 173 youth basketball players (child questionnaire) and their parents (parent questionnaire). Key findings illustrate three main themes. First, a higher level of satisfaction and contentment among basketball players whose parents demonstrated greater involvement; second, that parental emotional involvement is the most important variable for young athletes’ satisfaction; and finally, differences in gender roles reveal that fathers are more involved with logistics, while mothers are more dominant in emotional involvement. Moreover, the findings demonstrate that parents should mainly place emphasis on emotional involvement. However, we suggest that parents do not bypass logistical care as this may create opportunities for greater emotional support and therefore greater child satisfaction.

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“…Since the late 1990s, in response to court rulings, women have been able to serve in combat roles as snipers, doctors, and pilots (Smith, 2012). However, women make up only 3% of combat forces, and the core of combatinfantry, armor, and reconnaissance units are closed to women (Sasson-Levy, Levy, & Lomsky-Feder, 2011). The feminist debate about women in the military has multiple perspectives (Sasson-Levy, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%