During the old times women were highly disregarded simply because of
their gender. According to tradition, women are good for nothing and
must only marry a man in order to survive the jungle of life. They
have no identity in society and merely a shadow that needs no
recognition and acknowledgement. But now in the modern times the
scales have reached a balance between gender differences. Women can
now play in a man's world. Even the field of military has seen its
shares of women that have succeeded with flying colors. Is there
really a modern-day military which is estrogen-powered?
The pages of history have been marked with women working their way
into various cultural and national battles. Now, the ancient warrior
status of women comes into forms of highly respected ranking officials
in the military. Although that girl power has reached the boundaries
of the military, debates have been driven around endlessly.
These debates are rooted on the doubt that women will be able to
withstand the physically and mentally draining demands of combat. The
shadows of sexual discrimination keep on pulling the female species
back into the dark corner were they are placed by society. Certain
factors are being used to formulate evidences on why women should not
be allowed to enter into the military. As usual the differences in
both genders are popping out.
From the point of view of the critics, men are still the dominant
species in aspects of physicality and psyche. Women are being
questioned on their capacity to withstand the traumatic experience of
engaging battle in real-life situations. Another concept is at hand is
the effect of having both genders present on battlegrounds.
Instead of just looking at the conflicts brought about by the war
itself, other problems may take place due to the addition of women in
the mix. Emotions can easily flare up leading to decisions that may
gravely affect the outcome of the mission. There are reports wherein
male soldiers who see female soldiers that get wounded during
crossfire tend to be enraged and loss control.
Men naturally have that protective nature when they have the opposite
sex by their side. Also, soldiers are traditionally viewed with all
masculinity. The society is having a hard time accepting the fact that
women can lace up those boots and tear their way into the battlefield.
Women have been seen throughout the recent times serving the military
as a support group. This was done in order to avoid unwanted
complications in times of shootout and high-powered ammunition
confrontations.
Although there have been documentations wherein women are regarded for
their contribution during all-out encounters within the military.
Presently, there are countries that only allow women to join the
military given that they cannot be part of any form of combat namely
Denmark, Israel, Switzerland, Israel, Canada, New Zealand, Germany,
Finland, Norway, and France. The United Kingdom recruit women in their
artillery units while the US open its doors for ladies who can pilot
planes.
Traditional practices and beliefs are hard to wipe out from our lives.
Yet, if these principles hinder our progress and development why not
open our thoughts to innovations that may boost our existence. This is
not a man's world anymore. Women have come a long way and have made
their mark in great fashion. I don't mind an a little bit of estrogen
power in the military. Do you?
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