Women Security Officers:

Annotated Bibliography

Jazmin Garcia
University of Texas at El Paso

Davies, S. J. (Ed.). (n.d.). Women in the Security Profession: A Practical Guide for Career
Development. Chennai, India: Candice Janco.
Abstract: Managing and escaping stereotypes is an obstacle in the security work field. Gender
bias and gender discrimination interviews that were directed gave output to information on how
female security officers are given less responsibilities as well as how they are treated differently.
It is more difficult for women to succeed in the security industry, not impossible however. On
the other hand there is a finding that women in security are less likely to use force when in
comes to resolving a conflict. A number of studies over the years have shown that female
security officers are less likely to be authoritarian. This book focuses not so much on the role of
women in the industry but mostly to show how far women have come, from entry-level positions
to executive leadership roles. Women face bullying in the workplace and should use it as
professional development instead of an anchor.

Port Facility Security Officer (2011 ed., Vol. 3.21). (2013). Albert Embankment, London:
International Maritime Organization.
Abstract: This book shows the guidelines on different trainings and certifications for security
officers. It provides information on the designated knowledge needed to fully perform the duties
and responsibilities of a security. The course framework chapter emphasizes on topics such as
women in the security field and how the entry standards affect the ratios of men to women.
Competence to assess security risks, threats, and vulnerability are part of one of the main points
into awareness and vigilance.

Button, M. (2016). Security Officers and Policing. New York, NY: Rutledge.
Abstract: Security officers are under estimated and under-researched, they have to go through
various trainings and examinations. This book contains structured interviews with different case
studies such as personal characteristics of an officer as well as how well security officers think
that they know their legal rights or tools as many people might consider. If the legal tools
available to both semi-empowered and complete-empowered security officers were combined
with a parapolice orientation, the prospect of pursuing a parapolice culture could encourage
security officers into fully use their legal tools and give them more reliability on much more
subtle strategies to approach incidents.

Colling, R. L., & York, T. W. (2010). Hospital and Healthcare Security (5th ed.). Elsevier.
Abstract: The number of female security officers being added to the ranks of healthcare security
forces is increasing greatly. Not only are security administrators realizing and being proved to
that women can do the job, but they are also recognizing that women contribute greatly to the
dimension of effort put into protection and keeping everything peaceful. On average, women can
more effectively de-escalate aggressive behavior situations as compared to what male officers
can do. Since the security effort in the healthcare field setting must deal with many emotions and
different patient behaviors, it stands as a reason that female officers should be fairly and equally
welcome to hospitals as well as men. Women security officers can be effective in checking in
areas that are only for women since it is a sensitive function for a male officer to do.

Pishwa, H., & Schulze, R. (Eds.). (2014). The Expression of Inequality in Interaction.
Amsterdam, PA: John Benjamins Company.
Abstract: This book is basically an introduction broken down into three branches that deal with
the different treatment men and women receive. The three topics are power, dominance, and
status. Despite all of the positive connotations of some of the labels that are given to men, there
are also a number of negative terms used. Women are not the only ones being discriminated to
men; it is vice versa for men. The situations are different since men inequality isnt as bizarre as
it is to what women face but that does not erase nor cover the face that men face inequality and
are made less of in different ways.

Yiannakis, C. (2015, April 1). Better Security Starts With Gender Equality. Retrieved
October 16, 2016, from UN WOMEN website:
http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2015/04/better-securitystarts-with-gender-equality
Abstract: This article talks about how the gendered conceptions of what it takes to be an officer
in the law enforcement field affect how women are both included and excluded from the field.
Within security services for example, a male might easily be promoted over a female even if she
is working harder and more efficiently simply because people tend to imagine that a man would
be better suited to an authoritative role. Facing this issue, UN Women and other contributions
from the Government of Australia, continue to support the gender section and working groups
through the development of guidelines for realizing gender equality within the law enforcement
field.

Panuganti, S. (2016, June 15). New Approaches to Addressing Gender Inequality in Global
Development. Retrieved October 15, 2016, from New Security Beat website:
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2016/06/approaches-incorporating-women-globaldevelopment/
Abstract: Although this blog focuses more on global development, I plan on taking into
consideration all of the information Panugati uses to address the issue of gender inequality. For
example, Coca-Cola identified three major areas in their business in where women could play a
significant part. Coca-Cola is making micro-distribution centers run by women using their
expertise and to provide mentoring to employees and help eliminate barriers that enter the
market. This might be a step to how the law enforcement filed can consider roles to fight gender
inequality.

Female Police Officers in The United States. (n.d.). Retrieved from NCJRS website:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/policing/fem635.htm
Abstract: It has been the law for over 20 years that the US police departments must hire people
without regard of their race or gender. However, according to this article, women police officers
rely on the law to enable their duties and responsibilities as officers. Not only female officers
face discrimination though, discrimination within the department exists on the two levels of
gender and race. According to a survey conducted, white women are the ones to believe to have
it better in the department as to the other races (speaking specifically on females) although it is
not any worse than what it is in the larger society outside of work. Over 93% of the women are
police officers or detectives.

Jacobs, J. A. (Ed.). (2015). Gender Inequality at Work (2nd ed., Vols. 174 of Sage focus
editions).Sage Publications.
Abstract: This book is a collection of 14 articles that address different dimensions to the issue of
gender inequality at work. The articles consider many things such as pay equity, barriers women
have to overcome, and the feminization impact of different professions. The articles also include
studies of surveys and historical studies that convey information on the significance of personal
points of view, family, and other structural factors that may affect the perspectives of issues in
the workspace.

Gender Equality and Women's empowerment. (n.d.). Retrieved October 21, 2016, from
U.S. Agency for International Development website: https://www.usaid.gov/whatwe-do/gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment
Abstract: Despite the fact that women represent half of the global population, they only
compromise less than 20% of the worlds legislators. According to the World Bank, countries
with greater gender equality are more prosperous. This website is informational in the aspect of
societal thrive. In order for a society to enhance, females should also have access to education,
equal healthcare as men, technology, and equal opportunities. Statistically, countries that invest
in women education have lower numbers in maternal and infant deaths as well as lower rates of
HIV and AIDS. Women empowerment not only helps females prosper as individuals, but it
contributes to a healthy societal growth.