Book contents
- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Work
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2020
Book contents
- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
On the eve of war, the range of jobs undertaken by the women's services was limited in scope. But once hostilities commenced, new job opportunities opened up as manpower shortages compelled the military authorities to broaden the span of employments in order to release servicemen for combatant duties. This chapter investigates this expansion of roles. It also investigates workplace interactions between servicemen and women and the service departments’ assessments of female performance. In the ATS, auxiliaries served in mixed-sex anti-aircraft batteries and particular attention is paid to these female ‘gunners’.
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- Sisters in ArmsWomen in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War, pp. 60 - 92Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020