This article talks about women in combat and how men are more qualified for certain positions compared to women. This article ties into our theme this week because it is still touching on gender roles and really shows a prime example of the gender wage gap. Not only are these women getting paid less, but women are being completely ignored for certain positions in the military because it is believed that men can preform better. This article talked a lot about how women want to apply for infantry positions which are more violent positions in the military.
“Military officials say they will not lower standards, but they are reviewing them to ensure they are necessary in making a warfighter and not just difficult to be difficult”. Many people assume that they are making it difficult for women to get into the military because they think men are more qualified. A leader of one of the branches said he wants to know how much interest there is from women to join infantry positions and then figure out if the women would be able to pass infantry school because it is such a difficult task. Depending on if women would be able to pass the course, they would make adjustments to better fit women.
I think this article still somewhat made it seem like women were less qualified then men. The article still reached out to leaders of the military and they commented on how it was really difficult for anyone to pass infantry school, especially women. I think this article shows that no matter if we make it possible for more women to enter different parts of the military, people will still have doubts about how far a woman can make it. Even though we addressed the issue of the limited positions of women in the military, we still need to address the fact that many people look at women as a downgrade from men when it comes to fighting battles.
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