Women in the Navy Today Comparison to Total Force

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Women in the Navy TodayComparison to Total Force
Includes FTS As of Jan 09
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Women in the Navy Today Women as of All
Officers

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Women in the Navy Today Comparison to Total
Force by Rank
Enlisted
Officers
Women occupy much smaller percent of top Officer
and Enlisted pay grades.
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Women in the Navy TodayPercentage of Officer
Women vs. Men
46 of all Women Officers are in Health Care
Occupations (Medical, Dental, and Nursing).
While women are growing in URL communities, the
majority are junior officers.
Includes FTS As of JAN 08
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Navy JAG Corps Officers - Current Status
Minority
Gender
Grade JAG Corps Inventory Majority 640 (84) Minority 122 (16) Better than Navy? (Navy ) JAG Corps Inventory Male 540 (71) female 222 (29) Better than Navy? (Navy )
O-8 0/2 0 No (4) 0/2 0 No (5)
O-7 1/2 50 (Selectee) Yes (4) 0/2 0 No (5)
O-6 7/64 11 Yes (9) 13/64 20 Yes (12)
O-5 18/126 14 Same (15) 31/126 25 Yes (13)
O-4 36/188 19 No (21) 58/188 31 Yes (13)
O-1, O-2 O-3 60 of 380 16 No (22) 120/380 32 Yes (17)

Includes O-6 acting as AJAG (CIVLAW)
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Women in the Navy TodayGrowth with URL Over Time
Represents warfare qualified women only,
trainees not included
Women have continued to grow within the SWO
community at a higher rate than Pilots or NFOs.
However, they also have a lowest propensity to
retain at 11 vs 35 for female aviators.
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Officer Retention by CommunityFemale vs. Male
Officers
Source N104 Continuous Continuation Rate 3 to 12
YOS, 30SEP06
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Unique to the Military?

• " (t)he more high profile the position you
  hold, the less time and energy you typically have
  to devote to your personal life simply because of
  the tasks and responsibilities associated with
  that type of job. A senior tenured professor at
  a top business school once delivered a speech in
  which she stated, 'You can be a tenured Ivy
  League business school professor and have a
  husband and a dog, but you can't have kids. You
  can have a husband, a dog, and kids, but then you
  will most likely not be a tenured professor at a
  Top Ten business school.' In her opinion,
  attaining and maintaining a tenured professorship
  in an Ivy League MBA program requires so much
  time and energy that there is little left over
  for more than a dog and a husband."

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Women in the Navy and U.S. WorkforceThe Opt-Out
Revolution Push and Pull Factors
Why do Women Leave? Push/Pull Factors
Sources Center for Work-Life Policy (2005)
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Women in the Navy and U.S. WorkforceImpact on
Societys Primary Caregivers
Primary Child Care and Household
Responsibilities High-Achieving Men and Women
40 of highly qualified women with spouses felt
their husbands created more work around the house
than they perform. -Hewlett, HBR 2005
Source National Parenting Association
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Female Officer RetentionWhat is the Navy doing
differently?
Mobility Family Support Service Specific Policies
Army 21 days adoption leave Co-Location 50 miles or 1 hour driving Operational Deferment 6 months Combat exclusion precludes service in most operationally demanding MOS Half of assignments after 03 are changes in officer MOS
USAF 21 days adoption leave Operational Deferment 6 mo., request to 8 Primarily land-based deployers Support squadrons rotate schedules No fixed tour or rotation lengths
USMC 21 days adoption leave Paternity Leave 10 days Operational Deferment 6 months Combat exclusion precludes service in most operationally demanding MOS
USCG 21 days adoption leave Temporary Separation Program Co-Location 300 miles Operational Deferment 6 months Limited number of afloat billets at 18 (vs. Navy 40). After first operational tour, lateral transfer expected due to lack of afloat billet opportunities
Navy 21 days adoption leave Career Intermission (Off-On Ramp) Program Telecommuting Program Co-Location 250 miles Operational Deferment 12 months New officer accessions required to enter URL communities with few exceptions URL career path less flexible than other service career paths
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Impact of Policy Changes on RetentionSabbatical
Operational Deferment
How would an Off-On Ramp or Sabbatical influence your desire to Stay Navy? How would an Off-On Ramp or Sabbatical influence your desire to Stay Navy? How would an Off-On Ramp or Sabbatical influence your desire to Stay Navy? How would an Off-On Ramp or Sabbatical influence your desire to Stay Navy? How would an Off-On Ramp or Sabbatical influence your desire to Stay Navy?
Enlisted Enlisted Officer Officer
Women Men Women Men
Motivate me to remain in the Navy 38 34 54 30
Have no impact on my motivation to remain in the Navy 53 57 42 65
Motivate me to leave the Navy 8 9 3 5


How does the Navys change in operational deferment policy from 4 to 12 months influence your desire to Stay Navy? How does the Navys change in operational deferment policy from 4 to 12 months influence your desire to Stay Navy? How does the Navys change in operational deferment policy from 4 to 12 months influence your desire to Stay Navy? How does the Navys change in operational deferment policy from 4 to 12 months influence your desire to Stay Navy? How does the Navys change in operational deferment policy from 4 to 12 months influence your desire to Stay Navy?
Enlisted Enlisted Officer Officer
Women Men Women Men
Motivates me to remain in the Navy 49 12 48 10
Has no impact on my motivation to remain in the Navy 49 76 50 80
Motivates me to leave the Navy 2 13 2 10