Women In The Military: The Oppression Of Women

Women in today’s world are often objectified due to past social injustices. People never truly think about women being excluded from many things, in reality they are not able to do many things that are labeled as a male only profession. Things that people never really think about like a women in the military, such as the air force, National Guard. They are often excluded from these tasks for many reasons. One being that they shouldn’t be in such a place just for work and that their husbands or boyfriend should be providing for them. Or that women are too delicate to work in such a place that they cannot handle the amount of hard physical work they would have to provide. People often underestimate women because of past events in human history …show more content…
They are often seen as the ones who stay at home taking care of the children while the men are off fighting. This stereotype has afflicted women for most of human history and may continue to if we do not change some of the military’s policies. For example, If women want equality they should be required to sign up for the mandatory citizen draft once they turn eighteen. This would lay the way for women entering the military and open up new opportunities for them all together. With women being segregated from the army, air force, and National Guard, it is not hard to notice why they think men are the ones who must go to …show more content…
It was only until recent years that they were legally allowed to enlist within the military. This paved the way for many regulations to be changed within the military such as gays being able to enter and much more. Women joining the military has been a huge help to bettering equality within our own society. Without it we would still be bickering with women on whether they should be required to go back to war once again. Many people still believe that women should not be in combat in any way shape or form but the matter of the issue is not up to anyone but the person enlisting, regardless of gender. The military has been broadening its horizons and opening up back to the world. Without these advancements we would not be where we are