Notice the complaints of American men.
Notice the complaints of American men. Personally, I think that's a reflection of attitudes in American society. One question I would like to know is what is the rate of sexual assault in Norway's military services, knowing that it is a problem in the US.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39434655
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39434655
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39434655
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39434655
My Norwegian isn't the best, so I searched for Swedish sources. Nothing on Norway's military, sorry. But what I did find was that Sweden's military service (all volunteer since a few years back; 5% women) has an appalling rate of sexual harassment, 24% of women in a study done in 2009. On the contrary, rape charges were at almost zero, ever, which sounds very suspicious. (The only thing I could find was from close to home, where a woman retracted her gang rape charges, after an "internal investigation" before filing charges took to long for police to get any evidence.) I'm side eyeing the military so hard now.
ReplyDeleteNot that it's any easier to find data on, but I'm reasonably sure an all-male army will also find time to have a far too high sexual assault rate. Both to the outside (that one needs no substantiation, I think) as well as on the inside.
ReplyDeleteOh, sorry, should have said. The US assaults absolutely include men being assaulted, and no, to the best of what I've heard, it has nothing to do with sexual orientation.
ReplyDeleteMy thought behind asking the question was that I wondered if, even when there was professional respect and acceptance in the military (and society wide), was there still something about the military environment that made sexual assault a particular issue? Then of course, why, and then, of course, how do you change that.