Combat Women In the US vs. The Soviet Union “Feminism,” it was once said “is the radical notion that women are people.” During the second World War women across the globe were striving to prove this, and gain their rightful place in the military. Soviet women were trailblazers during World War II; the incredible skills that these women possessed were recognized, and they were able to attain many combat positions previously reserved exclusively for men. However, The United States government was not nearly as progressive- and American women were heavily discriminated against. Women who volunteered their lives for our country were denied military a status, despite the fact that they were equally qualified and capable.
What about women who don’t have any children? Is she still not fit for the military? That’s a question that most women have for people who think so low of them and the military. Women should be treated the same and equally fit for duty just as men are. The military would not allow a person to serve if they didn’t think the person could handle it.
Third, Alvarez posits that military women are indispensable in the Iraq and Afghanistan because women can do as much as men do, or even more than men do for cultural reasons. Even though, women soldiers play important roles in the war, no one wants to elevate the status
The women were offered specialized training in different units. The inclusive of women in the Red army was mainly due to shortage of male soldiers in the army. These women showed a great help to both the Russian government and the male soldiers. They took roles as snipers, Army pilots, and they also served in junior rankings of the Army. The women were considered as better snipers than men as they were prone to stress and cold (Pennington, n.d.).
How Women Impacted WWII-Vishnu Patel Many have said that Canadian women’s contribution in WWII did lead to an allied victory. Women played a huge role and were very important in WWII. Canadian Women took part in WWII by joining the armed forces or they stayed home to raise families, crops for food and to fill the jobs that the men have left. Women weren’t allowed fighting in battle but they did many other things as well in war. After the war many women continued their career in the military force.
Many of these images depict soldiers during leisure time, on cell phones, in their living quarters, and amongst civilians - while others catch them on duty or in training. Although the women depicted in Papo’s work express forlorn sentiments, her work serves to expose both their humility and their devotion to serving for their state despite their mandatory commitment to the IDF. To understand Papo’s work and the complex infrastructure surrounding the lives of the women photographed, we must first separate her series into three categories; photographs demonstrating soldiers during times of leisure, soldiers among citizens, and soldiers in training and on duty. The majority of Papo’s
Nilufar Mohammad Professor brunkala English 302 11 January 2015 response one Part 1 Military Women in Combat: Why making it Official Matters.” McGregor was inspired to write this piece because many people are under the misconception that women and men are treated as equals and some may even argue that women have it easier than men. The purpose of this piece was to challenge those assumptions and make more people will be aware that women are not treated better than men nor are they treated From the article i learn that there are men and women working towards lifting the restrictions. McGregor informs us that “female soldiers began formally moving into jobs in previously all male battalions a result of rule changes following a February report that opened some 14,000 new positions to women
American Women in World War II: On the Home Front and Beyond American women played important roles during World War II, both at home and in uniform. Not only did they give their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers to the war effort, they gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives. Reluctant to enter the war when it erupted in 1939, the United States quickly committed itself to total war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. That commitment included utilizing all of America’s assets—women included. The Axis powers, on the other hand, were slow to employ women in their war industries.
War, in this day and age has evolved so far from that the fact is almost unfathomable. The brute strength of men if not the only skill needed to be successful in combat. And as the rights of women have expanded greatly in the last century or so, their roles in the U.S. military have evolved as well. Women and war have always been considered to have little in common. As the gentle sex, women are traditionally associated with caring and with creating life rather than with destroying it.
Elaine states that the men carry electronic equipment, weapons, ammunition and heavy body armor and water weighing 50 to 100 pound. Elaine thinks women aren’t physically capable of being in combat because of the heavy armor, which is why they go through training so that they can be prepared for all of those things. Also she addresses that smaller female’s soldiers who have an average of 45 to 50 percent less upper body strength and 25 to 30 percent less aerobic capacity which is essential for endurance. In my opinion women can always can work and get to the weight that they need to meet the standers of being in combat. Elaine also mentioned that army’s own surveys, 90 percent of enlisted women have said they oppose involuntary combat assignments on the same basis men.