Rosie the Riveter, Vera the Volunteer: Sexism, Racism, and Female Enlistment in World War II

Autor:	Alexandra Artiles, Joana Treneska, Kevin Fahey, Douglas B. Atkinson
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science
Zdroj:	PS: Political Science & Politics. :1-7
ISSN:	1537-5935 1049-0965
Popis:	What influenced women to volunteer for service in the US military during World War II? Whereas previous literature focused on potential intrinsic and extrinsic individual-level motives, we consider the broader structural context that may have played a role in female volunteerism. We leverage original data containing information on all volunteers who served in the US Army during World War II, with detailed county-level economic, political, and demographic data, to explore patterns of female volunteerism in the military. Our findings suggest that racism and sexism played a role in female volunteerism in many parts of the country, which may have undermined the government’s goals of mobilizing the entire country in support of the war effort.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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