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Air Force women, minorities face harassment and bias, IG finds
AP ^ | Sep. 10, 2021

Posted on 09/10/2021 4:07:55 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

WASHINGTON β€” About a third of the female service members in the Air Force and Space Force say they've experienced sexual harassment and many can describe accounts of sexism and a stigma associated with pregnancy and maternity leave, a study released Thursday has found.

The review, done by the Air Force inspector general, also concluded that minorities and women are underrepresented in leadership and officer positions, particularly at the senior levels, and get promoted less frequently. It echoed many of the findings of an initial review, released last December, which found that Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: airforce; minorities; women
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Officers got the first β€œpick”.

That be the truth. πŸ˜€

21 posted on 09/10/2021 6:22:23 PM PDT by Mark17 (USAF ATC, Retired. Father of US Air Force pilot. ATC & pilots, the backbone of the aviation world )
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To: Mark17

In reality I am a Madam...not a real madam, but you know what I mean.

You weren’t trying to harass me, were you. (Hahahaha)


22 posted on 09/10/2021 6:30:06 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Maris Crane

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23 posted on 09/10/2021 6:34:41 PM PDT by Mark17 (USAF ATC, Retired. Father of US Air Force pilot. ATC & pilots, the backbone of the aviation world )
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To: ConservativeStatement

About a third of the female service members in the Air Force and Space Force say they’ve experienced sexual harassment


Depending upon the definition, that would seem low, even for a generally professional environment.

and many can describe accounts of sexism and a stigma associated with pregnancy and maternity leave,


It’s maternity leave that’s the big one. Positions aren’t filled while they are out, and there’s a pattern of women all getting pregnant together, leaving the remaining staff literally working double shifts to cover. Not to mention the option to just end their term of duty by getting pregnant (I don’t know if this is always the policy, but it is at times) - which is usually exercised only when due back to duty. Many pregnant women are given a medical profile which precludes their contributing to the workload, in some cases at all.

Resentment and comments should not be surprising, and would not rely on any inherent sexism.


24 posted on 09/10/2021 6:39:55 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Utter and complete BS.


25 posted on 09/11/2021 1:00:05 AM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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