Impact of Sexual Misconduct on Team Diversity and Inclusion
摘要
Sexual misconductSexual misconduct presents a challenge to militariesMilitary globally. The potential consequences of sexual misconductSexual misconduct are broad including reducing perceptions of trust and confidence in the militaryMilitary as a professional institution. However, sexual misconductSexual misconduct also disproportionately affects womenWomen and sexual minority (e.g., lesbian, gay, or bisexual) militaryMilitary members, posing a threat to teamTeams diversity and inclusionDiversity and Inclusion by impacting the ability to recruit and retain a diverse militaryMilitary force. Accordingly, the preventionPrevention of sexual misconductSexual misconduct in the militaryMilitary is a readiness imperative. In this chapter, we briefly summarize the prevalence of sexual misconductSexual misconduct in the United States militaryMilitary and risk factors associated with sexual misconductSexual misconduct in the militaryMilitary context. The chapter then explores the impacts of sexual misconductSexual misconduct on military teamMilitary teams diversity and inclusionDiversity and Inclusion. Finally, we provide recommendations to advance the understanding and preventionPrevention of sexual misconductSexual misconduct through research, policy, and practice to foster and support diverse and inclusive military teamsMilitary teams.