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37. Sans Echaìniz, María. (1992) Las Mujeres De La Orden Militar De Santiago En La EdadMedia. Valladolid: Consejería de Cultura y Turismo.38. Segal, G.M. (2007) “Prime Minister Mrs. Margaret Thatcher Advancing Gender Equality:Recruitment, Roles, Pay, and Pensions in the Armed Forces.” Advancing Women in LeadershipJournal, 23, 1-13.The article examines the role that Margaret Thatcher, the United Kingdom’s firstfemale prime minister, played in creating equal opportunities for women in themilitary. Segal highlights Thatcher’s ideological position, policy priorities, relationswith women organizations, and the domestic and international political situation inwhich she lived that changed the situation for women. The article gives importantinsight into the impact of a female leader on female leadership positions that isscarcely found elsewhere.39. Segal, M.W. (1995) “Women’s Military Roles Cross-Nationally: Past, Present, and Future.”Gender & Society, 9, 757-775.Segal examines the historical impact of women’s participation in the military andwhat those patterns might mean for the future of women’s roles. The article attemptsto elaborate on the conditions under which women excel in military positions byexamining the military and social conditions, as well as the culture in which womenhistorically succeed. While the article offers significant hypotheses and ideas, it islargely speculative and provides few answers to the questions presented.40. Simons, Anna. (2001) “Women in Combat Units: It’s Still a Bad Idea.” US Army War CollegeQuarterly 89-100.Simons offers rebuttals to the main arguments in support of women’s participationin the military, proposing that women’s main goal of attaining military positions isthe title and that they should stay at home in order to give male soldiers a reason tofight. Her arguments seem very stereotypical, and it is obvious to the reader thatshe knows little about the military practices beyond the arguments often made in thepublic debate.41. Taddei, Renzo, and Gamboggi, Ana Laura. (2009) “Gender and the Semiotics of PoliticalVisibility in the Brazilian Northeast.” Social Semiotics 19:149-164.There is a contradiction between women’s roles in social and economic activities inNortheast Brazil and the way they are depicted in dominant narratives. Through theanalysis of these narratives and previous works, the article examines the politicalvisibility of women and the way this visibility can be used and manipulated. Theydescribe, for example, the way the arid environment is often seen as too harsh forwomen and the way it has effected society’s conceptions of women’s abilities. Theauthors’ detailed research provides specific information about social perceptions ofwomen in Brazil and their impact.42. Telleria Escobar, Loreta. (2008) “Mujer, Fuerza Armada y Misiones de Paz Región Andina.”Antigua: Guatemala: RESDAL-IEPADES International Seminar. (http://www.resdal.org/genero-ypaz/mujer-ffaa-misiones-region-andina.pdf.)This study focused on the five Andean countries that—aside from sharing a uniquelylarge physical territory—all have been marked by an internal disorder within theirinstitutions. Although women have been incorporated into the military forces, they188Security and Defense Studies Review 2010 Fall-Winter Issue / Edicíón Otoño-Invierno 2010 / Edicão Outono-Inverno 2010 / Volume 11