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Gender in the Army
MLČOCHOVÁ, Vlasta
The theoretical part of bachelor's thesis is focused on the explanation of basic concepts gender, gender stereotypes, principle of equal opportunities for men and women, discrimination based on sex, harassment in the workplace and sexual harassment in the workplace. Furthermore, first chapter describes how woman or man may be recruited into Czech army. Joining the army is described in details, there are shown differences and the course itself, whose goal is to teach basic military skills.Attachment for this part demonstrates the process of employment of professional soldiers, specifically the employment in the 13th Artillery Regiment in Jince. This attachment is listed here because of the future interview with communication partners.The aim of this thesis was to determine perspectives of men and women to the activity of Czech army, status and working conditions in Czech army. Further aim was to determine how men and women reflect working clima and if there are implemented gender stereotypes.Selected set consisted of 18 communication partners, of which 9 men and 9 women. Further, for a better comparison, women and men were divided into groups based on ranks. The groups were the following: private stuff (3 women and 3 men), non- commissioned officers (3 women and 3 men) and warrant officers (3 women and 3 men).All communication partners, who were interviewed are professional soldiers employed in the 13th Artillery Regiment. Research was performed during military exercises and working in the barracks itself.Interviewed people were pre-selected, from different battery, platoon and headquarters due to get wide range and diversity of opinions. Qualitative research was performed in the empirical part of this thesis. Qualitative research strategy and technology of semi-structured interview were used.Altogether 7 questions were asked. Questions related to the views of women and men to employment in the army, examination of physical abilities, which is repeated each year, the authority of women in management positions, whether or not women are favored in the army. Further questions concerning on the issue of sexual harassment, discrimination based on sex and views on women in the military were asked. The results are further elaborated in the fifth chapter, in which I added my own experience and this chapter also deals with legislation concerning the equality of rights of women and men in the Czech army.
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