You will prepare and submit a term paper on Gender Inequality and the Military. Your paper should be a minimum of 1500 words in length. Even though past stereotypes have shown a stigma that doesn’t allow women to fight in combat zones, there should be an opportunity for women to fight in a war. Not allowing this is a sign of gender inequality and isn’t pertinent to the current concepts of fighting in a war. Changing the approach to gender equality, specifically in the military, is one that will provide more opportunities for women who are interested in the military.The concept of women not being able to fight in the military is one that is accepted in most cultures because of biological and social differences. Since women are naturally smaller than man and don’t have the same make – up biologically, many assume it would be difficult for them to fight in the military and move into a combat zone. More importantly, society states that the role of women is not meant to be in an area of fighting and combat, but is instead supposed to be related to different roles. When looking at the roles of women, many would state that they wouldn’t want to see their daughters go to war. More importantly, the role of women as mothers and in the household also led to a stereotype that women shouldn’t leave her family and go to war. These differences have led many to an acceptance that women shouldn’t be associated with combat in the military (Skaine, 1999).Not only are there specific issues related to the basic consensus of biological and social differences among civilians. Those in the military also are known for creating differences among women in the military because of the different social and biological differences. Gender harassment is often used in the military, specifically with women who hold a position in the army based on combat. Men are considered to respond to gender differences and inequalities based on biases and stereotypes. .
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