Godwin Abigale Godwin Dr. Griffen English 1103 28 October 2013 This is a Man World Thro gho t histor!

there has alwa!s been a gender war between "ales and fe"ales. #lai"s abo t the other gender ha$e been thrown in each other%s faces for the sa&e of 're$enting change or for tr!ing to 'ro"ote change. Wo"en ha$e alwa!s co"e ' short when being

co"'ared to "en and this has 're$ented the" fro" ad$ancing in their careers. This war between "ales and fe"ales has also been a 'art of the "ilitar! since the (nited )tates *e$ol tionar! War+ and fro" that 'oint forward+ wo"en ha$e not onl! been fighting wars against () ene"ies b t a war against their own congress"en to allow the" to be a'art of the "ilitar!. ,o "atter what branch wo"en decide to -oin the! are g aranteed to be - dged off the sole fact that the! are a wo"en. Wh! has societ! created this of loo&ing at wo"en in the "ilitar!. Wh! ha$e the 'eo'le of the (nited )tates ado'ted this i"age of wo"en as being soft. /Wo"en sho ld be gi$en to o''ort nit! to "eet the sa"e standards as "en0 /12iegler 2003 'g 45. )ince the to'ic of wo"en recei$ing stereot!'es is so generic+ this 'a'er will foc s "ore on the stereot!'es of wo"en in the "ilitar! and wh! we as wo"en recei$e the". Wh! are wo"en in the "ilitar! "ore s b-ect to stereot!'es then wo"en in other careers. 6n addition to stereot!'es+ wh! are wo"en s b-ect to stereot!'es fro" not - st other "e"bers of the "ilitar! b t also ci$ilians as well that ha$e no ties to the "ilitar!. 6n the "ilitar! !o can see that wo"en ha$e alwa!s ca sed so"e tensions within the

Godwin ran&s. There ha$e been and still are "an! debates concerning the 'resence of wo"en in the "ilitar! and "ore s'ecificall! co"bat roles+ roles that co ld 'otentiall! get the" &illed.

7owe$er+ in "a-orit! of the debates there are alwa!s certain arg "ents that co"e ' concerning wo"en in the "ilitar!. The first arg "ent is the wo"en sho ld not be allowed in co"bat role beca se that detracts fro" the "ale%s reason to fight. Men ha$e the notion that the! /need to 'rotect the wo"en and their roles as child bearers and "others0 18reach 1925. Men feel that the! need to 'rotect the wo"en beca se wo"en create a sense of ho"e+ a sense of esca'e fro" the co"bat :one and when wo"en are 'laced right beside the" in the fight+ this disr 'ts the flow of things. )ociet! has created this i"age of wo"en to be n rt ring+ lo$ing and a caregi$er and that is when "en are tr!ing to 'reser$e; the i"age of what wo"en are. (nited )tates )enate and for"er Marine #o""andant General *obert <arrows states+ /0Wo"en cannot do it =fight in co"bat>. ,or sho ld the! be e$en tho ght of as doing it0The $er! nat re of wo"en dis? alifies the" fro" doing it. Wo"en gi$e life+ s stain life+ n rt re life; the! do not ta&e it@ 12eigler+ 2003+ 4A5. With this ? ote being said+ the arg "ent being ' t forth is that wo"en are not "eant for co"bat beca se that is not their role in life. Wo"en are not "eant to be the 'rotectors; the! are "ean to be 'rotected. The second and "ost co""on arg "ent against ha$ing wo"en in the "ilitar! are that the! are not onl! 'h!sicall! b t also 's!chologicall! wea&. #o""on to e$er! branch in the "ilitar! is a 8h!sical Bitness test that tests the soldier%s end rance le$el+ and ''er bod! strength. Along with this 8h!sical Bitness test+ there are certain re? ire"ents that " st be "et in order to &ee' the stat s of a soldier. 6t is no secret that "ale and fe"ales are not born to be at the sa"e 'h!sical le$el and "an! 'eo'le se that fact against fe"ales+ barring the" fro" certain

Godwin roles in the "ilitar!. 7owe$er 'eo'le 1"ostl! "ales5 ha$e ta&en the a''roach that if fe"ales cannot "eet the standards of "en+ then the! sho ld not be allowed. O$er the !ears tho gh the 8T test has now

ado'ted a se'arate set of standards to acco""odate the fact that wo"en are not b ilt the sa"e as "en. This has hel'ed to alle$iate so"e of the 'h!sical tensions+ howe$er this will ne$er eradicate the i"age that wo"en are seen as the wea&er gender. Wo"en are &nown to ha$e "ore 'h!sical 'roble"s s ch as being at a disad$antage in acti$ities that incl de "arching at great lengths with hea$! loads+ wor&ing in the heat+ and ha$e been hos'itali:ed "ore often then "ales. To shed light on the hos'ital $isits+ 23C of the $isits were attrib ted to fe"aleDs'ecific ail"ents+ s ch as 'regnanc! 1Mitchell 1EE8 140D1305. 6n so"e st dies+ howe$er+ wo"en are seen to ha$e so"e ad$antages 'h!sicall!+ s ch as less s sce'tibilit! to altit de sic&ness and st dies ha$e shown to ha$e "ore ''erDbod! strength when co"'ared to "ales 1)tieh" 1EE9 1985. The ? estion of+ /Do !o reall! need to be 'h!sicall! fit to fire a g n.@ has been bro ght to the table and this has been sed to co nter the arg "ent that 'h!sical li"its sho ld bar wo"en fro" co"bat roles. 6n the 's!chological gender differences+ co"bat has been concei$ed to be a "acho+ or "ore "asc line -ob. 8eo'le clai" that war de"ands an aggressi$e trait+ which is "ore 'ro"inent in "ales than in fe"ales. Also wo"en are gi$en the i"age of being /"ore hel'f l+ &ind+ gentle and e"otionall! eF'ressi$e then "en 1<oldr! 2001 'g 9E05@ and this again is another hint at that wo"an cannot ta&e on the e"otional 'art of war.