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Chapter 5:

Gender

The proportion of enlisted women is slightly higher in the Selected Reserve than in the Active Components (17 versus 15 percent, respectively) which is unchanged from FY 2000. Table 5.10 illustrates that there are more differences in the proportion of women among the Reserve Components. The component with the highest proportion of women is the USAR (25 percent), while the ARNG has 12 percent and the USMCR, with the lowest proportion, has 5 percent (up from 2 percent in FY 1999). Differences in gender composition are the result of the types of units in the Components. For example, the ARNG and USMCR have mainly combat units and the USAR has primarily combat support and combat service support units.

Table 5.10. FY 2001 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Gender and Component,and Civilian Labor Force 18-49 Years Old (Percent)
Gender
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Total DoD
18- to 49-Year-Old Civilians
Male
87.6
75.0
79.4
95.3
82.4
78.4
83.0
53.4
Female
12.4
25.0
20.6
4.7
17.6
21.6
17.0
46.6

Also see Appendix Table C-15 (Age by Component and Gender). Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2001.

 

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