“How Can She Claim Equal Rights When She Doesn't Have to Do as Many Push-Ups as I Do?”: The Framing of Men's Opposition to Women's Equality in the Military

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-151

  Cohn, Carol ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

difference dilemma; gender; gendered organizations; military; physical training; sex differences; standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990354031     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X00003002001     Document Type: Article

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