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A STUDY ON THE FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN JOINING THE MILITARY: TAKE FEMALE MILITARY POSITIONS IN HUALIEN AND TAITUNG AS AN EXAMPLE

Nai-Chieh Wei, I-Shou University, Taiwan (ROC), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

*Chun-Ming Yang, Dpt. of Industrial Management, I-Shou University, Taiwan (ROC)

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Abstract

The gender workforce statistics of Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor indicate that Taiwan’s male and female labor force participation rates in 2021 are 66.9% and 51.5% respectively. However, the proportion of women joining the Taiwanese army merely accounts for 13.57% of the total number of soldiers. It can be seen that there is still considerable room for women to join the Taiwanese military. At present, when the number of military personnel cannot be increased, retaining female professionals is particularly important. However, the lack of follow-up professional training and regular assessment after entering the workplace will not only weaken the professional capabilities of military personnel, but may even lead to the inability to retain talents. Women join the military because they have family support or because they are very interested and have strong beliefs. In particular, the significance (0.015) of the female air force relative to the female army is very obvious; similarly, the significance (0.044) of female officers relative to female noncommissioned officers is also obvious. Key factors that influence a woman's decision to join the military are family support or personal interests and ideas.

Key words: national army recruitment, female military service, retention rate.