- Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 160 pages) : color illustrations
- Summary
- Women have historically held critical roles in the military. However, women make up less than 10 percent of SOCOM service members, compared with about 19 percent DOD-wide. SOCOM leaders have acknowledged existing issues of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and assault, and career impediments, and the need to do more. This report examines, among other issues, the extent to which (1) DOD has developed policies to prevent and respond to such incidents involving SOCOM service members, (2) SOCOM has access to data on these incidents, and (3) DOD and SOCOM have identified and addressed barriers that may impact the careers of women in SOF. GAO is making eight recommendations, including that the military services revise their policies for incidents in joint environments to align with DOD policy, DOD establish a collaborative process for SOCOM to access data, DOD clarify oversight and use of the annual assessments, and DOD complete a comprehensive analysis of barriers to women in SOF.
- Alternative Title
- GAO-23-105168 Women in special operations
- Subject
- Note
- "GAO-23-105168."
- "December 2022."
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed December 19, 2022).
- Contents
- Background -- DOD policies apply to incidents involving SOCOM service members, but service policies relate to joint environments are inconsistent with DOD policy -- SOCOM has limited access to data on incidents involving women in SOCOM -- Several factors limit efforts to identify and address barriers that may impact careers of women in SOF -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for executive action -- Agency comments and our evaluation -- Appendices.
- Call Number
- GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-23-105168
- OCLC
- marcive1355330903
- Author
United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Title
Women in special operations : improvements to policy, data, and assessments needed to better understand and address career barriers : report to congressional requesters / United States Government Accountability Office.
- Publisher
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Connect to:
- Running Title
GAO-23-105168 Women in special operations
- Gpo Item No.
0546-D (online)
- Sudoc No.
GA 1.13:GAO-23-105168