Not Just Weapons of the Weak: Gender Harassment as a Form of Protest for Army Men

perceptions. Structural analyses that divide the population into the powerful and the powerless are further limited because they do not account for coexisting multiple hierarchies of power. Individuals can simultaneously enjoy privilege and face disadvantages according to race, gender, age, occupation, and position within an organization. Although the Army apparently has made some headway in deterring overt sexual harassment, some men still may resort to covert gender harassment to express their disapproval of women's participation in the military. Structural and cultural analyses would describe men as the dominant and more powerful gender in the military. The military has been virtually all male for most of its history, and the role of soldier reinforces the traditionally masculine role. Men make up the majority of personnel, overwhelmingly hold the highest positions, and, unlike women, are not barred from participating in any branch of