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Women In The Armed Forces

Research suggests the presence of women damages the morale and cohesion of combat units

Research suggests the presence of women damages the morale and cohesion of combat units. An anthropologist and two woman soldiers discuss this.

Also on the programme: A school magazine called Firefly provides a fascinating insight into the world of wealthy young Italian women at the beginning of the 20th Century. And a Bosnian woman from Mostar in Bosnia and Herzogovina talks about returning with her husband after the conflict, to find a segregated city where they are forced to live on the East Bank, the opposite side from their former flat.

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29 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project