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Chapter 6:

Gender

Women comprise nearly 18 percent of Selected Reserve officer accessions and almost 19 percent of the Selected Reserve officer corps, as shown in Table 6.3. The proportion of Selected Reserve female officer accessions is lower than in the Active Components (18 and 20 percent, respectively). However, the proportion of women in the Selected Reserve officer corps is larger than in the Active Components (19 and 15 percent, respectively), due to higher retention among female officers in the Reserve Components.

Table 6.3.  FY 2001 Selected Reserve Female Officer Accessions and Officer Corps (Percent)
 
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Naval Reserve
USMC Reserve
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
DoD Total
Officer Accessions
12.4
21.7
14.9
6.6
14.4
24.5
17.6
Officer Corps
10.3
25.1
17.1
5.2
14.9
24.6
18.5

Also see Appendix Table C-25 (Gender by Component).

The impact of force structure and mission diversity is reflected in the distribution of women officers among the Reserve Components. The proportion of female officers in the USMCR is 5 percent, while 25 percent each of the USAR and USAFR officers are female. Reasons for this divergence are discussed in the portion of this chapter dealing with the occupational assignment of officers.

 

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