Military women in all services throughout the Western Pacific cited gynecological care as unavailable or poor. In many locations, routine gynecological care was provided by family practice physicians, flight surgeons, medical technicians and, in the Navy and Marine Corps, corpsmen. Military women also linked child care, exchanges and commissaries to their combat readiness. But their operating hours often don't match duty hours, she added. Also, the nonavailability and high cost of child care paired with too few spaces, especially for infants, adversely affects mission.
Command climates and equal opportunity environments varied across the theater.
In these surroundings, military personnel openly discuss gender issues without hostility. Members commonly perceived gender discrimination, however. In such environments, both men and women complained of double standards. For example, men and women felt women were assigned to administrative duties more frequently than men. The report said men thought the situation favored women, while women perceived the exact opposite.