Thread by @Norlaine

Are there any men in the upper ranks of the Canadian military who have not misbehaved? 1/9
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Is it the case that those who are now old enough and experienced and decorated enough to be considered for these senior roles came up through the ranks in a different, more misogynistic time? Keeping in mind that these men would have been coming into the military in the 1990s 2/9

Which is hardly Mad Men era, but perhaps military culture is more stagnant than business culture in recognizing women as persons, etc. Or, conversely, are the sort of men who keep rising through the ranks in the military possessed of particular personality characteristics... 3/9

Which both enable their career success and also foster a sense of entitlement that can lead to sexual misconduct? Is it a factor of the kind of people who are attracted to a highly authoritarian workplace culture? 4/9

Or are we looking at an organizational culture that rewards those personality traits and attitudes which can allow or condone abuse? 5/9

It is clearly a very complex problem. And not nearly enough has been done to date to create change in the culture, or weed out the abusers. Unfortunately, there are relatively few women who have reached ranks where they would be considered for these top roles. 6/9

As of 2020 there were only 14 female generals and flag officers in the Canadian military. In 1979 women were allowed into Canadian military colleges and it wasn't until 1989 that women were allowed to work in the Canadian military in combat roles. 7/9
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One can say that the senior officers now are modern men, but their attitudes were formed by the leaders they worked for and followed, older men who came from an era of less progressive thinking about gender parity. They, in turn, had their attitudes formed by the 8/9

generation before that, and so on and so on. It appears the Canadian military needs a circuit breaker in the form of a change leader who does not belong to the Old Boys Club. i.e. a woman. 9/9