Women in the US Military

WOMEN IN THE US MILITARY

2009

OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION

HISTORICAL PHASES OF WOMEN 'S STATUS CHANGE IN THE US MILITARY

CONTEMPORARY STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE US ARMY : ANALYSIS

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INTRODUCTION

Status and role of women in the US Army has been always considered as controversial and highly debated issue . The events of 9 /11 are often understood as representing a fundamental shift within the nation irrevocably changing the course of events in the US . Along with other changes that are still unrecognized by national consciousness , September 2001

is a significant moment in American history precisely because , even if it led to a reification of some traditional gender roles , it also presents an important opportunity to reconsider women 's role in the nation , and in the US Military particularly . On one level , the nation and the media have turned to traditional notions of masculinity and femininity to make sense of the ideological and political chaos following the attacks and expanded by the uncertainties of both the legitimacy and the usefulness of America 's war in Iraq . On another level , political and cultural discourses reflect an increased preoccupation with the role of women in war due to a visible collapse of traditional binaries and responsibilities in war . In the contemporary politics of representation , the figure of the female soldier is a challenge to the traditional war story , and also a transformative site in which traditional boundaries of public and private obligations to the nation are blurred and reconfigured . This aims to...