Beate Sløk-Andersen
Beate is a post-doctoral researcher at Copenhagen Business School. She is currently exploring processes of inclusion and barriers to diversity in military organizations as part of the research project Gender Equality, Diversity and Societal Security funded by NordForsk (2018-2021). For more information about Beate, click here.
Contributions to nordics.info
2020.09.01 | Article, Beate Sløk Andersen, Gender, Culture, Education, Copenhagen Business School
Humor in the military professions: a case study on exclusion in the Nordics
In principle, all levels of the male-dominated professions in the Nordic countries are accessible to men and women alike. But, informal processes of exclusion may interfere with gender integration; an extensive use of humor can, for example, interfere with women’s attempts to become part of the military profession. While military organizations are…