joshua rowin's List: Women in Combat

Lynn, John A. "WOMEN IN WAR." Military History 24.7 (2007): 60-66. Military & Government Collection. EBSCO. Web. 26 Sept. 2011. <https://login.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/login?url=https://search-ebscohost-com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=26504121&site=ehost-live>

I found this paper on the College library database. It covers women and there early contributions to campaigns during the middle ages. It gives an insight into how they interacted with men and were treated. It shows that during these times women we involved in support roles and even managed the pillaging and looting or civilian populations. The paper was pulled from the military/govornment database and written for the military history magazine so being an academic source I believe it is credible. I will be able to use the information to give a bit of a history lesson on women and their traditional roles from a couple hundred years ago.

Holmstedt, Kristen. "WOMEN AT WAR." American Heritage 58.3 (2008): 34-41. Military & Government Collection. EBSCO. Web. 26 Sept. 2011. <https://login.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/login?url=https://search-ebscohost-com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=27934777&site=ehost-live>

I found this article in the college's military/govornment data base. It is about how roles in combat have changed in recent times to allow females to serve in other copacities. It recounts the lives of several women in combat aviation units to include being shot down in enemy territory. This article has credibility because it is military scource and these instances are all documented. I will use the information to better understand my topic.

Paikin, Steve. "The Agenda With Steve Paikin." Podcast. Week of War: Women in the Military. Youtube. 28 October 2010. Web. 25 September 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSlUhLPbgU>

I found this podcast posted on youtube. It is a daily podcast in Canada and this particular episode covers women in combat units of the Canadian army. The interview has five individuals who have been or are currently involved in the Canadian military. The source is credible seeing as the host had consulted experts within the Canadian military. I will use this episode to help understand how women are integrated into militarys and their impact.

"House Bill Would Preserve, and Limit, the Role of Women in Combat Zones." Shanker, Thom. New York Times. 20 May 2005. Web. 19 September 2011. <http://search.proquest.com/nationalnewscore/docview/433064663/131E840D59D3294E7AD/4?accountid=2664>

I found this article in the college library database. It is an overview of the new legislation created in early 2005 outlining the specific role that women play in todays military. It looks at the new policy changes and the policies that will remain. I will be able to use the information to present an up to date account of the role women have today in the military including the jobs that they are allowed to do. It will help me better understand and thus relay the information to others as I continue my research.

Griffin, Rodman D. "Women in the Military." CQ Researcher 25 Sept. 1992: 833-56. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre1992092500&type=hitlist&num=0>

I found this source on the college library's CQ Researcher database. It summarizes the military's struggle with women in the military. It talks about the issues of sexual harasment and low moral. In the end it does offer hope that one day our military will not have the same issues as today. Rodman Griffin has written many different articles for the CQ Researcher and has used many different sources that include both personal testimony and even military sources. This article gives me one view point of many on the issue of women in the military.

Clemmitt, Marcia. "Women in the Military." CQ Researcher 13 Nov. 2009: 957-80. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009111300&type=hitlist&num=1>

I found this article on the college library's CQ Researcher database. It summurizes many of the problems with trying to fully intigrate women into combat roles. It also points to the obvious danger that women are in wether or not their job is indicated as being combat oriented. Marcia Clemmit is the former editor-in-chief of Medicine & Health. I will use this article to further explore the differences between men and women in combat situations.

"Military Women." Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender. Oxford: Elsevier Science & Technology, 2001. Credo Reference. 14 July 2008. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. <https://login.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/login?url=/login?qurl=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/estwomen/military_women>.

I found this Ebook in the Credo reference library. It looks at the many studies that have been done on the impact that women have on the military. The article relates the study results with other similar ones pointing out trends in the military and trends in our society and how we precieve women and the jobs they are capable of. The paper was written for an academic encyclopedia and sponsored by the military to explore the impact women would have on the public view and to see were exactly the public stood on this issue. I will be able to use the information it provides to better understand the issues women have in the military.

van Creveld, M. "Armed But Not Dangerous: Women in the Israeli Military." War in History 7.1 (2000): 82-98. Military & Government Collection. EBSCO. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <https://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=13&sid=862e23cf-0a56-4bf6-a54e-4d883e9b3fb1%40sessionmgr4>

I found this source on the library database under govornment and military. In it the role of women within the Israeli military is discussed and also some of the myths about women serving in combat. It goes into detail about women in the Israeli military and when they started being integrated and how successful the program has been. To this day, they remain the only nation that conscripts females into their military out of man power need. There is some information about women in the past and how they have participated in warfare especially during the revolution. This is an academic journal and should give good insight into an organization that has already tried to cross the gender roles and use women in ground combat units.

DeGroot, Gerard J. "A Few Good Women: Gender Stereotypes, the Military and Peacekeeping." International Peacekeeping (13533312) 8.2 (2001): 23. Military & Government Collection. EBSCO. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <https://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=119&sid=9d746ecd-0e44-42f4-97fe-fba236dcf830%40sessionmgr112>

I found this article in the library databases. It reviews the steroetypes that women must overcome and the different ways that women combatants break our social norms. The use of russian events is used a lot because they are the only country in the world in the 20th century to use their women in actual ground fighting. The events all took place during WW2 and are reviewed. The article was written for international Peacekeeping. I like the refereces to the Russian women and how they were able to fight effectivly against an all male German army. I will use some of the history to expand my research. The author has written several academic papers and I think respectable. I will use the information to explore the past events and use of women in asymetric warfare.

Snyder, R. Claire. "The Citizen-Soldier Tradition and Gender Integration of the U.S. Military." Armed Forces & Society (0095327X) 29.2 (2003): 185-204. Military & Government Collection. EBSCO. Web. 28 Sept. 2011.
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I found this source in the library database. It breaks down the citizen-soldier tradition and what the civic duty is. It goes to say that if women want to be equal that all military jobs too include combat should be opened to them but that they should also be available for draft and selective service just like men. The overall point is that if women want to be considered equal citizens, then they need to do their part in the military. The paper was written for the Women's Research and Education Institute. I like this paper because of the unique point of view it presents. I will be using some of the citizen-soldier theory for my own paper.