Posted on Mar 8, 2022
Air Force reviewing gender-biased policies affecting airmen, guardians
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The Air Force has launched a wide-ranging inquiry into outdated policies that disproportionately affect airmen and guardians of one gender over another, the service’s undersecretary told reporters here March 3.
Scrapping discriminatory gender-biased rules can end certain deep-seated barriers to airmen’s success — particularly for women, whose roles in society have dramatically changed since the Air Force was founded in 1947.
Undersecretary Gina Ortiz Jones stumbled upon one such quirk while reviewing enlisted airmen’s applications to commission as officers. She noticed one woman’s paperwork indicated that the applicant had a waiver.
Scrapping discriminatory gender-biased rules can end certain deep-seated barriers to airmen’s success — particularly for women, whose roles in society have dramatically changed since the Air Force was founded in 1947.
Undersecretary Gina Ortiz Jones stumbled upon one such quirk while reviewing enlisted airmen’s applications to commission as officers. She noticed one woman’s paperwork indicated that the applicant had a waiver.
Air Force reviewing gender-biased policies affecting airmen, guardians
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Welcome to the 21st Century. Wonder if the other services still have outdate gender-based policies?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."She had to get a waiver because she was pregnant,’ Jones said at the Air Force Association’s annual conference. “Why would somebody applying to be an officer need to submit a waiver just because they’re pregnant?”
Jones asked department staffers what other gender-specific policies are still in practice but may be flying under the radar. She worries those rules could stop people from pursuing certain opportunities in the Air Force, depriving the service of a broader talent pool."...
..."She had to get a waiver because she was pregnant,’ Jones said at the Air Force Association’s annual conference. “Why would somebody applying to be an officer need to submit a waiver just because they’re pregnant?”
Jones asked department staffers what other gender-specific policies are still in practice but may be flying under the radar. She worries those rules could stop people from pursuing certain opportunities in the Air Force, depriving the service of a broader talent pool."...
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