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Fartygschef och kvinna

Vinde, Nina LU (2022) STVU15 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) only few female naval officers reach the position of Commanding Officer (CO) of a naval warship. This, even though the percentage of female officers in the Navy is high compared to the entire SAF. This hampers SAF equality ambitions because a command on the lower levels is a stepping-stone towards higher leadership positions. In this student paper eight female naval officers have been interviewed with the purpose to find what factors they think affect the possibilities for a woman to become a CO. The result of the interviews has been compared to, and supports, already existing scientific research in the field. In the end of this student paper a list of suggestions to support the possibility of female CO´s... (More)
In the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) only few female naval officers reach the position of Commanding Officer (CO) of a naval warship. This, even though the percentage of female officers in the Navy is high compared to the entire SAF. This hampers SAF equality ambitions because a command on the lower levels is a stepping-stone towards higher leadership positions. In this student paper eight female naval officers have been interviewed with the purpose to find what factors they think affect the possibilities for a woman to become a CO. The result of the interviews has been compared to, and supports, already existing scientific research in the field. In the end of this student paper a list of suggestions to support the possibility of female CO´s is presented. (Less)
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author
Vinde, Nina LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Varför är det svårt att få kvinnliga sjöofficerare att fortsätta göra karriär i de stridande befattningarna?
course
STVU15 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
fartygschef, gender, jämställdhet, karriärhinder, kvinnliga officerare, Försvarsmakten, chef till sjöss.
language
Swedish
id
9078998
date added to LUP
2022-05-13 10:55:06
date last changed
2022-05-13 10:55:06
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  abstract     = {{In the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) only few female naval officers reach the position of Commanding Officer (CO) of a naval warship. This, even though the percentage of female officers in the Navy is high compared to the entire SAF. This hampers SAF equality ambitions because a command on the lower levels is a stepping-stone towards higher leadership positions. In this student paper eight female naval officers have been interviewed with the purpose to find what factors they think affect the possibilities for a woman to become a CO. The result of the interviews has been compared to, and supports, already existing scientific research in the field. In the end of this student paper a list of suggestions to support the possibility of female CO´s is presented.}},
  author       = {{Vinde, Nina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Fartygschef och kvinna}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}