Women and Military Life

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Role of women in military

Throughout the history of the world , women have tried by all means to provide various services in the military . Many women have acted as nurses when in battle fields , while others have developed the courage to join their male counterparts in the real attacks . The involvement of women in these activities came when it was proved that women could attain same qualifications with like men in mental , emotional and physical contexts . Since some combat activities like naval and

aerial require skills only , integrating women in the forefront does not matter The period that spans from 1980 to 1990 marks significant important reforms that related to women 's role in military activities . The world world outcried in the same tone calling for involvement of women in military activities and offer equal opportunities in recruiting military officers regardless of the gender (Midamba , 1995 , 45

The issue attracted attention of the whole world but the nature and complexity of the reforms that took place varied from country to country . Feminist lawsuits forwarded the case to Supreme Court in the middle of 1990s , challenging the policies of the Air Force that were applied by then . The agitating policy in this area was the exclusion of women in training courses of the military pilots . This training was made for men only . This motion was pushed by the fact that many nations started gendered institutions in early years of the nineteenth century which mandated men more...