The participation of women soldiers  in combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan Cover Image

Udział kobiet żołnierzy w misjach poza granicami kraju w Iraku i Afganistanie
The participation of women soldiers in combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan

Author(s): Barbara Drapikowska
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology, Military history
Published by: Wydawnictwo HUMANICA Instytut Studiów Kobiecych
Keywords: women in the Army; women’s military services; women on combat missions

Summary/Abstract: The following article covers the problem of women’s services in the Polish Military Contingents (PMC) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The first part of the article contains a set of quantitative data about women’s military participation with special regard to their roles in the Army. The second part is dedicated to selected aspects of women’s services in military contingents. The third one discusses the main factors affecting the participation of women in the military, and the final part of the article establishes the main conclusions of this work.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 92-107
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish