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- Title
SOCIAL SUPPORT TO THE WOMEN'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE SERBIAN ARMY.
- Authors
ŠARANOVIĆ, Jovanka; VIŠACKI, Tatjana
- Abstract
The research presented in this paper has the aim to respond to three main questions: (1) What are the liable aspects, according to the opinion of the Serbian Army officers, for the lower percentage (in comparison to men) of women being present on the higher positions of hierarchy?; (2) What importance do officers attach to the social support to the women in the system for the development of their career and (3) How much are officers ready to provide social support to the women in the system. The research has been carried out on the sample of 69 officers being prepared for managing positions and commanding duties in the Serbian Army. The results show that the officers are in high percentage aware of the significance of the support they can provide for the women in their career advancement and that they are generally ready to give that support in terms of giving information and advice. Half of the examined (53.6%) does not know a woman in the managing positions who successfully complements her professional and family roles and 29% of them think that woman's career advancement is threatening for her partner's status. The examined of the higher rank (Lieutenant colonels), based on their attitude, express less resistance in accepting women managers compared to the examined ranks of Majors and Captains. The answers to the question related to the smaller number of women in the managing positions are categorized in this paper so that four aspects are obtained: profile (character traits of the women), conative (motivation to advance in career), social (social and cultural heritage) and family aspect (complementing work and family). It has been indicated that there is a requirement and possibility for further research and carrying out various activities in relation to efficient integration of women in the army system.
- Subjects
WOMEN military personnel; CAREER development; SOCIAL support; SERBIA. Army; WOMEN &; the military
- Publication
Contemporary Macedonian Defense / Sovremena Makedonska Odbrana, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 25, p29
- ISSN
1409-8199
- Publication type
Article