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CAREER AND GENDER: EVALUATION OF FACTORS FOR THE ENTRY AND STAYING OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY POLICE

Barbora Hazdova, Karel Nemejc, Kamila Urban

First published: 2021https://doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2021/s08.33View metrics

Abstract

Prague focuses on the training of professional counsellors, while also focusing on identifying, analysing and characterizing the educational needs of employers and employees. It also finds suitable ways to obtain a new qualification, to extend, change or innovate an existing qualification, etc. In this context, the authors focus on the profession of a police soldier, being traditionally understood as purely male work. The Military Police of the Czech Republic was established in 1991 and its tasks include, for example, protecting the premises of the Ministry of Defence, supervising compliance with legal regulations or detecting criminal offenses. Women have always been part of the Military Police, however their numbers have been increasing in recent years. The aim of the paper is to reveal the reasons why women choose the profession of a Military Police soldier, and what reasons affect their staying in this profession. The research was carried out using a qualitative method with focus on women working for the Military Police. The method of in-depth interviews at the workplace was used to determine their motivation for choosing this career. The method of thematic analysis was used to evaluate the data. The results reveal the balance of women between entering the Military Police and the Police of the Czech Republic. They favoured the Military Police based on job preferences, education, family influence, hobbies and desire to work for the security forces. The reasons for staying there are financial packet and the possibility of career growth. The results of this present study can be considered as the first to deal with this topic in the context of the Czech Republic. Their contribution may lie primarily in terms of the labour market and the adjustment of personnel policy in the recruitment of new members, especially with regard to the increasingly topical issue of gender balance in the organizational structure. The indicators can be used to modify the conditions of service performance and benefits for a more equal interest of applicants for job positions, but also for the process of making these professions more attractive. Keywords: evaluation, motivation, gender, career, workplace, police

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Title
CAREER AND GENDER: EVALUATION OF FACTORS FOR THE ENTRY AND STAYING OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY POLICE
Authors
Barbora Hazdova, Karel Nemejc, Kamila Urban
Proceedings
8th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2021
Publisher
SGEM World Science
Year
2021
Pages
361-368
SWS Citekey
Hazdova20218361368
ISSN
2682-9959
ISBN
978-3-903438-00-2
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
evaluationmotivationgendercareerworkplacepolice
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