| ID | 186343 |
| Title Proper | Maintaining Male Exclusivity |
| Other Title Information | Porcelain Privilege in the Military |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Shannon Portillo ; Portillo, Shannon ; Doan, Alesha ; Mog, Ashley |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Current debates about bathrooms and bathroom policy contribute to a long history of how space shapes norms and expectations about privacy and gender equity in the workplace. The military serves as a significant site of discussion, particularly as the Department of Defense moves forward with efforts to integrate women into combat positions. Relying on an analysis of 27 focus groups with a total of 198 participants we collected from Special Operations in the U.S. Army, we examine bathrooms as a site where male soldiers contest and resist female integration. Using Sasson-Levy and Katz’s concept of institutional de-gendering and re-gendering, we argue that men’s resistance to gender-neutral toilets is an effort to re-gender Special Forces and maintain the hegemonic masculine culture that acutely defines it. |
| `In' analytical Note | Armed Forces and Society Vol. 48, No.3; Jul 2022: p.571-588 |
| Journal Source | Armed Forces and Society Vol: 48 No 3 |
| Key Words | Special Forces ; Equity ; Stereotypes ; Toilets ; Gender Integration ; Gendered Organizations |