Experiences from the Ground: Narrative of a Woman Marine Soldier.

Women's entry in military is resisted as it stands in dissonance to the socially constructed gender roles. Therefore, women serving in the military face various challenges that emerge from the social construction of gender and related norms. The current study uses narrative inquiry aims to explicate the experiences of deployed female soldiers and examine the challenges faced by them by analyzing a first person narrative account of a former female Marine officer. The analysis reflects various challenges faced by women in the military and highlights the need for cultivating gender sensitivity for facilitating inclusion and acceptance of women in the military. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]