Women and the Military Statistics show that the U.S. armed forces currently employ over 229‚000 women in its various branches (Donnelly 8). This figure had been increasing exponentially for over 30 years. It ’s no surprise to men that women are becoming an important factor in the U.S. military and now occupy every position expect those on the front lines. With the infiltration of women in the services in 1972‚ great controversy has arisen and has become a highly argued issue (Donnelly
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History 105-07 Final Research Paper Women in the Military Women roles within the military have been a topic for discussion or a debatable topic for quite some time. Like all arguments‚ there are two sides; the first side consists of those who support women having equal rights in the military with the alternative being those who do not. For as long as a military has existed those who supported male supremacy have had a hold on women’s rights within the military‚ but as time goes on those people are
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Women have done incredible things within the history of the world. They have proven time and time again that they are equal in just about every way with the opposite gender. However now the question of whether they can or even should fight beside men in combat has come up. Many people think that because almost the whole world has recognized that each individual has all the same basic rights‚ regardless of their gender or race‚ that everyone can do the same job equally. This is simply not true and
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WOMEN IN MILITARY With the social development‚ the role of women are become more important in society. The discrimination between male and female is almost disappeared. Therefore‚ women have a chance to develop themselve and get a job they want. Even they can do well in man’s job. In some countries‚ many people believe that women should not serve in the military‚ but i think it is a mistake‚ if they do not permit women to serve in military‚ because of three reasons. Firstly‚ there are some
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Women in the Military For hundreds of years women have been discouraged‚ and even denied‚ from serving their country. Since the time of the Revolutionary War‚ almost two million women veterans have voluntarily served their country in the Armed Forces‚ from doing laundry to fighting in combat. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries‚ women disguised themselves as men and fought side-by-side with male soldiers. During World War I‚ 33‚000 women served and during World War II almost 500‚000
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INTRODUCTION Bank of America‚ one of the top financial institutions in the United States of America and Wikileaks‚ described by many as the probably the biggest whistleblower in recent history are in for a colossal battle. Bank of America is on the defensive end as to whether one of its executives lost a hard drive containing information that if and when released could cause the bank to crumble to the ground. On the other hand‚ Wikileaks allegedly has this hard drive in its possession and has
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Military Women Men and women should be considered equal‚ but aren’t. In reality a man will always do better physically most women just don’t have enough strength. Women are right up there in jobs right along side a man and doing just as good a job‚ so why would a woman venture into a job such as the military when she knows she doesn’t belong there? For as long as the military has existed there has only been a draft of men‚ and should stay that way for many different reasons. The military has the
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In 1920‚ the 19th Amendment granted suffrage to women. Since then‚ women have been gradually stepping up on the ladder of success. Everyday more and more opportunities are opening themselves up for women. Because of these changes‚ we have had to add unheard of words such as congresswoman‚ policewoman‚ etc. to the dictionary to keep up with their advancement. The United States military is even inviting women into their ranks. Military Women rising up in status and prestige is a great thing‚
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history‚ women have fought in each American battle that American men have participated. Though they did not wear uniforms‚ women were hired to fill multiple positions during the American Revolution‚ yet received little acknowledgement for their services in the history books. While it has been a slow process‚ there are now more opportunities than ever for women to serve in our nation’s military; however there are still positions women cannot legally hold. It is baffling that today’s military would still
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the years‚ women are no longer viewed by most as someone who just stays home and has kids and takes care of the house. They too are now in positions of power in the work place and military. Take for instance Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton she has been a senator‚ the only American first lady to hold national office and is currently the Secretary of state. That is a very powerful position I bet she had to work really hard to get there also. I think this scares some men in the military “not all” but
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