Many people might expect the US military to be a hostile place for women leaders. After all, the ban on women serving in combat was not lifted until 2015, and we are far away from gender parity among active-duty personnel. Yet, in some ways, I believe the military has been at the forefront of equality, especially among employers in the United States. This is in part down to the organizational setup. There is a very clear rubric around the criteria, skills, and standards needed to progress to the next rank. And the pay structures are transparent. While women only comprised 17.5% of the total active-duty defense force in 2022, the relative percentage of women as officers was higher, with females having a ratio of one officer for every 3.9 enlisted personnel and males having one officer for every 4.7 enlisted personnel.

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