"Kom som du är." : En kvalitativ studie om arbetsklimat och jämställdhet inom Svenska Försvarsmakten

Sammanfattning: The study "Come as you are", conducted by Rebecka Pettersson and Rebecca Santos, is a qualitative study that touches on the working climate and gender equality in the Swedish Armed Forces. The aim is to identify the organizational culture within the Swedish Armed Forces from a gender perspective, and to distinguish the employees' views on gender equality within the organization after the introduction of the gender-neutral law in Sweden. Similar studies have been carried out in the armed forces but have not touched on these issues since the gender-neutral reform, which makes this an interesting subject area. The empirical material consists of qualitative semi-structured interviews with five men and two women who are currently active in the armed forces. To analyze the empirical material, theories by Patricia Yancey Martin, Raewyn Connell and Rebecca Pearse, Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joan Acker have been applied. The results of the study show that due to the male dominance in the organization and the established masculinity norms, the lingo is portrayed as "manly", "macho" and "tough". The opinion is shared among respondents about the need for this lingo, or a desired change. The results also show that the experience of gender equality is informal and in theory good as the conditions for employees are extremely equal. However, the attitude and feeling of equality is in practice contradicted by the respondents' experiences. The reason for the difference between attitude and practice is based on desired representation, remaining traditions and gender structures at the macro level.   Key words: Armed forces, gender equality, working climate, organizational culture and gender perspective.