Women, Peace, and Security
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Most curricula relative to Congress and its interface with the Department of Defense relate to the topics of war, weapons, conflict and budgets. An important subtopic of national security studies are Congressional interventions into the Defense Department related to soft policies which are more nearly categorized as micro sociological issues due to their touching people within the massive security bureaucracy at the individual and personal level. Early congressional interventions among this categorization include concerns about suicide, benefits, health and well-being or the 1940s GI Bill which encouraged personal growth through educational and training benefits in order to decrease a reduction in unemployment post war. During the 2020s’ Congress has begun to intervene in military conduct specifically as this conduct relates to sexual harassment and rape. Due to the importance being placed legislatively around this subject matter, its inclusion in a military professional college curriculum is an imperative. Dr. Raum will discuss the evolution of a public policy session for national security professionals around the primary topic of sexual harassment. Covered will be the importance of where such a curriculum topic should be placed, potential content and pitfalls of attempting to teach within this subject area.
Publication Date
May, 2023
Publisher
U.S. Naval War College
City
Newport, Rhode Island
Keywords
WPS, Congressional interventions, sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, national security, PME curriculum, gender
Recommended Citation
Raum, Dr. Mary, "Teaching Strategies in the National Security Affairs Program: Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment" (2023). Women, Peace, and Security. 7.
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/wps/7
