Women in the Military

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This paper studies how military brass and the rank and file are changing their views about women serving in active duty. Specifically, the paper examines how sexual assault and rape of women in the military has compromised not only the women, but the military as a whole. The author addresses measures by the military to address this issue, and conducts a discussion of the success of these initiatives. Then the author looks at the impact on military morale of these crimes -- and the increasing public attention paid to them -- as well as steps to improve the mood in the military.

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"Traditional views of women in the military are that they stayed in the rear with the gear. Women served as nurses, cooks, and secretaries. This all changed when the military started allowing women to attend West Point, the Citadel, and other military academies which were previously the domain of men only. Women face a variety of problems overcoming sexist attitudes towards their roles in the military, verbal abuse and taunting, and rape. However, several recent trends including women's roles in the Gulf War, a museum in Texas, a memorial in Washington D. C., and soon to be released books and films about the history of women in the military, demonstrate a change in attitude towards women warriors."

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