Navy's Office of Women's Policy Shapes Guidelines for Topics Affecting Female Sailors
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THE NAVY'S OFFICE OF WOMEN'S POLICY, IN WASHINGTON, HELPS SHAPE POLICIES AROUND ISSUES THAT AFFECT
FEMALE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL.
CHIEF JESSICA MYERS EXPLAINS HOW THE OFFICE WAS FORMED.
"SO OUR OFFICE WAS ACTUALLY ERECTED BACK RIGHT, DURING, RIGHT AFTER WORLD WAR TWO, WHEN WOMEN
WERE OFFICIALLY ALLOWED TO STAY ON ACTIVE DUTY NAVY, AND THEY JUST, THEY DIDN'T REALLY
KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH US, SO THEY FORMED THIS OFFICE TO KIND OF GUIDE THE DIRECTION OF WHERE
WOMEN WOULD SERVE."
TODAY THE OFFICE MONITORS GENDER TRENDS INCLUDING RECRUITING, RETENTION, PARENTHOOD, CLASSIFICATION,
AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WOMEN THAT MAKE UP NEARLY EIGHTEEN PERCENT OF THE NAVY'S
TOTAL FORCE.
YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S POLICY AT NPC.NAVY.MIL.
FROM THE DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY, I'M PETTY OFFICER ANDREW JOHNSON.
