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PhD thesis on unwelcoming environment for women prompts personal response from army chief
New Zealand’s army is using the findings of a Massey University doctoral thesis to improve respect and working conditions for women officers.
Ellen Nelson, a former NZ army officer, recently completed her PhD with the university’s business school. She interviewed 20 women officers who had left the army and discussed the challenges they had experienced.