Chapter 6 - Gender

Gender

Women comprise nearly 19 percent of both the Selected Reserve officer accessions and the Selected Reserve officer corps, as shown in Table 6.3. The proportion of Selected Reserve female officer accessions is approximately the same as in the Active Components (19 percent each). However, the proportion of women in the Selected Reserve officer corps is larger than in the Active Components (19 and 16 percent, respectively), due to higher retention among female officers in the Reserve Components.

Table 6.3. FY 2002 Selected Reserve Female Officer Accessions and Officer Corps (Percent)
	Army National Guard	Army Reserve	Naval Reserve	USMC Reserve	Air National Guard	Air Force Reserve	DoD Total
Officer Accessions	13.2	23.4	14.8	7.0	16.6	25.3	18.6
Officer Corps	10.7	24.9	17.5	5.0	15.2	25.0	18.6
Also see Appendix Table C-25 (Gender by Component).

The impact of force structure and mission diversity is reflected in the distribution of women officers among the Reserve Components. The proportion of female officers in the USMCR is 5 percent, while 25 percent each of the USAR and USAFR officers are female. Reasons for this divergence are discussed in the portion of this chapter dealing with the occupational assignment of officers.

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