518-534 miller, women in the military

The data presented in this article takes place from 1992 to 1994. I’m not sure if it is still the same today. But I’m sure it is still relevant. Women in the military are a minority, they still have to meet the same standards as men so not as many actually make it in. There is a lot of sexism and harassment towards women in the military. They are taken less seriously because they are seen as more physically and psychologically weaker than men. Some men are more insubordinate towards female officers because “they don’t like receiving orders from women”. Women also have to work harder because they are under more supervision than men. If they make a mistake it will be used against them. Lot of men in the military are sexist to where they will even threaten to rape female recruits if they entered infantry or armor units as some soldiers reported. Some have reported that men resort to gender harassment to protect themselves from the changing norms, they feel threatened by more women joining the military. In 1992 the standards of physical fitness for women was less that the standards of men. It was easier for women to pass their standards than for men to pass there own. Personally I think there should be one standard for all to meet regardless of sex. This could endanger the lives of soldiers if we lower the standards for women.