Women In The Military Throughout The World

Women in the Military throughout the World

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Thesis statement

Women throughout the history, played a vital role in armed forces although they were not provided with an equal opportunities to serve their nation. With the passage of time, the policy shift has been noticed bringing the negative stereotypes about the ability of a women in the battleground to rest. But still all around the globe, cases have been reported about the women suppression in the armed forces which pave hurdles in their line of duty.

Outline

Women participation and their right to enter the combat, in the armed forces is the foremost step that leads to their equal rights.

On the start of new millennium, several changes have been made that covers various sphere of life, with its direct relationship with the influencing and strengthening role that is performed by the women. (Akibayashi, et.al. 2018).

The Armed forces have also noticed the advantages of women inclusion in the field of combat.

The biggest hurdle set on the path of women progress is their exclusion from the field of combat, which is the main controversial point in deployment and recruitment under the current policy setting (Wilmoth, 2018).

Since ancient times, the issue regarding the role of women in the society is determined by the natural and cultural discrimination among genders. This problem has been made the center of discussion for most of the prominent philosophers, naturalists, writers, poets, political, military, and religious figures (Meyer, et.al. 2018).

The unique phenomenon of feminism that engulfs the social phenomenons all around the world, including the Armed Forces is the pre requisite for a holistic social and philosophical understanding of this problem. It has a pronounced practical orientation (Rank, et.al. 2018).

The concept of women inclusion and their role in armed forces is evolving with the passage of time. Egalitarian policy towards women would definitely benefit the armed forces.

Although women and men receive equal pay for the same work, women are actually more competent as compared to men (Simon, 2018).

By changing the policies, it would be benefit if the women are allowed to prove their abilities so that they can serve their country well. (McGlen, & Sarkees, 2018).

Conclusion

Women participation and their right to enter the combat, in the armed forces is the foremost step that leads to their equal rights. With the passage of time, the policy shift has been noticed bringing the negative stereotypes about the ability of a women in the battleground to rest. Although a shift is required to bring egalitarian policy towards women that would benefit the armed forces all over the world.

References

Akibayashi, K., & Takazato, S. (2018). Gendered insecurity under long-term military presence: The case of Okinawa. In The Gender Imperative (pp. 37-58). Routledge India.

McGlen, N. E., & Sarkees, M. R. (2018). Women in foreign policy: The insiders. Routledge.

Meyer, E. G., & Wynn, G. H. (2018). The Importance of US Military Cultural Competence. In Military and Veteran Mental Health (pp. 15-33). Springer, New York, NY.

Rank, M. G., & Heroux, E. F. J. (2018). Military Women and Veterans. Military Behavioral Health, 6(1), 1-2.

Simon, R. J. (2018). Women in the Military. Routledge.

Wilmoth, J. M. (2018). THE MILITARY IN US WOMEN’S LIVES. Innovation in Aging, 2(Suppl 1), 350.

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The article was published by the Norwich University in November 2018. The article discusses the role of women in the armed forces throughout the world. Different sources are used and the role of women in different eras and different parts of the world is shown. The made by them is that the women have always been serving the military and the armed forces but their role has consistently been neglected, and not given that much appreciation as required. They have given the references of the times of the American Revolution, American civil war, WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam War, and Post-Vietnam War. Also, the times of the 1990s and the 2000s are discussed regarding the women part in the war. The Publishing source of the article is Norwich University. It is an internationally acknowledged institution established in the year 1819. The University’s Master of Arts in Military History is world recognized for having an unbiased approach.

“Women in the Military,” Taylor & Francis, accessed May 29, 2019, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351299046.

The book puts that the part, rank, and treatment of women is one of the foremost concerns challenging the martial nowadays. This book is giving us a range of viewpoints on the number of apprehensions, the causes of complications, how problems might be addressed in the best possible way, and the future for womenfolk in the military. Historic and theoretic viewpoints are given by Lorry M. Fenner and Jean Bethke Elshtain. The author of the book is the University professor at the School of Public Affairs, as well as the editor of Gender Issues. She has included in the book different views of the scholars on the issue. All the scholars have given their own points of view and their distinct perspectives on this topic. The book is valuable to the researchers of Women's studies as well as those studying gender studies, sociology, history, and military studies.

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The article provides data about the ratio of females and their roles in the 7 biggest armies around the world. China is the first one and the biggest army according to the number of personnel, had 4.1% of women in PLA. In India, women make up only 3% of the total number of army personnel, and they only work in a non-combat role. The writer also talks about the role and the ratio of women in the countries South Korea, Pakistan, and U.S. Russia. This article is good for the general information about the history, role and the percentage of women in these countries. This article was published by the Title Women in the Army, under the post-Army Technology. The author has provided overall information for the readers that gives an overview of the role of women in the military in the world's big militaries.

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This article was published on a website that provides information about historical things and events. T is giving an insight into the struggle that the women in the U.S made to enter the army. 70 years ago it was unimaginable that the women would join the military and the armed forces. Though they served in World War II yet they were forced to join their civil life gain. However, during the year 1948, all this changed when women took vital steps and joined the armed forces as equal members. The author has briefly explained how WWII became a reason for the women to join armed force and opened ways for them to get equal opportunity to get into the military and serve equally as men. The author Blakemore has published this article through the publisher A&E Television Networks, and it was accessed through the authentic website named History.

Rebekah Ratcliffe, “Women in the Military: Around the World,” The Guardian, December 8, 2011, sec. UK news, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/dec/08/women-in-military-around-world.

This article was written by Rebekah Ratcliffe by the world famous News source The Guardian. The article is about Women and their role across the globe. She has talked about lots of countries and women in their army. Names of these countries are the US, Australia, Israel, Norway, France, etc. According to this article American women are not allowed to join the infantry, but all other areas are open for them. Australian women make 18.5% of the defense force and only 4.5% of senior ranks in all the 3 services. In Israel, combat units have been opened for the women since 1994. Norwegian women make up to 8.5% of the total force, and the same is the ratio of women in the military of France. The author Ratcliffe has published the article under the news magazine and is a news article. The news magazine The Guardian is a world-renowned and authentic news source.

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The article was published by the author Anna Mularine for National Geographic News. The article comprised the researches of the experiences of Australia, Canada and many other countries that have worked closely with the American military in Iraq, and Afghanistan. There have been many movements and talks about the role of women in the combat forces, however, these have always been suppressed. In 1980 Canada opened the combat roles for the women except for the ones that involved women to submarine warfare. Denmark since 1988 made a policy of total inclusion. Similarly, other countries like France Germany and Israel, etc are discussed and their efforts to include women in their combat forces. The source of the article is authentic and is world famous, The national geographic. This article is published by Anna for this news website. The authenticity of the article is unquestionable and indisputable.