Exploring the impact of gender-specific challenges during and after military service on female UK Veterans

Author:

Baumann Julia1,Williamson Charlotte1,Murphy Dominic1

Affiliation:

1. Research Department, Combat Stress, Leatherhead, United Kingdom

Abstract

LAY SUMMARY Currently, research on the experiences and challenges of being female in the UK Armed Forces is lacking. The current study aimed to explore some of the challenges and obstacles women have experienced both during their military service and as Veterans. In total, 750 female Veterans from the army were surveyed on their experiences during their military service and as Veterans and on their current physical and mental health problems. The results indicate that women experience several gender-based challenges, such as sexism and discrimination, during military service and as Veterans, and these challenges are linked to current physical and mental health difficulties.

Publisher

University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)

Subject

General Medicine

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