Women Are Vulnerable During War And Conflict

Nigeria is one of the most densely populated countries in all of Africa. However, according to Freedom House, Nigeria is only partly free. This is for several reasons. Firstly, from a historical point of view, colonialism had a very bad effect on Africa. Many will argue that colonialism left Africa with only one practical skill and that is education. Other than education, colonialism left Africa with no other practical skills because it left them independent on others for survival. They had no opportunity to advance because they never had the tools. According to Walter Rodney, the author of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, European capitalists failed to create a working class and to spread industrial skills throughout Africa (Rodney, 1997). European colonists failed to teach practical skills to Africans to keep them subservient. This is evident when Walter Rodney states, “the vast majority of Africans went into colonialism with a hoe and came out with a hoe” (Rodney, 1997, p. 591). Nigeria also has a few social factors that are an impediment to their political progress. In the recent decades, the rise of terrorism has been threatening their way of life. The dominant terrorist group in Nigeria is Boko Haram. Boko Haram has been an ongoing threat to the government and people they believe should be persecuted. According to Freedom House, they are trying to implement Sharia law and an anti-western ideology throughout the country (Freedom House, 2015). This law restricts women’s

The United States entered the war with something to prove, and enough attitude behind them to make a difference. Men and women alike flocked to volunteer after such events like Pearl Harbor, and once the men had left to fight the big fight, women found themselves left behind. The psychological day to day of these women is a seemingly insurmountable mountain of odds all stacked on top of each other. People were worried about losing everything, about the spread of Hitler and his fascist ways. Wartime weddings in the midst of a questionable tomorrow left thousands upon thousands of women without their husbands. In a time of war with their loved ones off to face the Axis monsters, there arose a fear of helplessness and abandonment. Concerned

During the war, there was not enough food in the Confederate areas, and people began to starve. Some women stole food to feed their families. Many historians have looked at these and stated that it was a sign of the woman’s hopelessness.

The main objective of this group is to contribute to the redevelopment and readjustment of combat women, who have been injured in war and are now living with the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Group activities were chosen in consideration of the difficulties these women veterans face as they begin to resume life roles. Goals will address topics such as family relationship, coping techniques, and personal career goals.

When the war broke out many men were deployed to fight but, without the help of women many of the men would have never survived. Between 4,000 and 15,000 women were sent to Vietnam for various reasons. Approximately 90% of the women were nurses. Though most of the women were nurses a select few were there in all military branches. Even though these women were in the specific branches they never fought on the frontline. The WAC, Women 's Army Cooperation, in 1970 had twenty officers and one hundred and thirty enlisted women were sent to Vietnam. No members of the WAC died during the conflict. A total of eight American servicewomen died in Vietnam.

     Women have played a tremendous role in many countries' armed forces from the past to the present. Women have thoroughly integrated into the armed forces; all positions in the armed forces should be fully accessible to women who can compete with men intellectually and physically.

Men achieve better roles above women when it comes to being in combat and women do not stand a chance against them. . Lisa Grossman states in her article, "The Right to Fight: Women at War," how combat roles are now open to women. Grossman states that, “Even among soldiers, women on average have about 30 percent less muscle strength and 15 to 30 percent less aerobic capacity than men” ( Grossman n.p.). An argument that is being used against opening combat roles to women is that they just do not have the strength to succeed. Statistically, men have a larger muscle mass, so women do not stand a chance on the physical strength portions of training. Some people are concerned that difference in physical strength may put teams at risk, or that women

The debate of whether women should participate in military combat is a controversial issue worldwide. While the majority of the western countries, such as America, believe in the conservative values associated with women in combat forces, eastern countries, like Israel, do not fully support these ideals. Some believe it is a woman’s equal right, some believe it will cause negative affects on the family’s life, and others believe women in combat should receive the rights they deserve. Every individual can and should have an opinion on the matter, but how they address the issue can vary.

I read your article Maintain the combat exclusion for Women in the military, published at the New York Times online, and I have to say that I disagree with your belief that women should continue to be excluded from combat roles in the military. Throughout your article you made a couple good points, however, the majority of what you had to say was based off of a ridiculous and outdated societal view regarding women in general, not just women in combat. Over the course of centuries the role of women in society has drastically changed and evolved, now more than ever, women are heads of households, companies, and organizations. Why then should a women’s role in the military be any different? I implore you to reconsider your stance regarding women in combat based off of the following information.

The impacts of conflict on women have been harsh, often going through trauma, being displaced and having difficulties forming a household in the areas of conflict. They have undergone several persecutions and there has been a rise in gender-based and sexual violence and thus, they have become primary targets among the contemporary armed conflicts. As a matter of fact, the majority of the world’s refugees and internally displaced persons mainly consist of women and children.

accountable for caring for all the kids and old people. Many of the women were involved with voluntary work, either in industry or in voluntary organizations (Howie, 2010). Women were allowed to work 16 hours a day and perform men’s duties. However, women were paid less than men. Besides, they were discriminated in the workplace. Thus, women played an important role in the war effort, although their position in society was still less valuable, comparing with men’s position (Howie, 2010; Gillis & Hollows,

Society has built a stereotype that says women are inherently weaker than men. This has limited women’s chances to get ahead, but people are not standing idly by instead they are pushing for women to get equal opportunity. Some of these advancements are that women now have the right to vote, to own their property, and get jobs. However, not all jobs are available to women such as combat positions in the military. Combat positions or chances on the front line are unavailable to women because they are depicted as fragile and in need of protection. Women deserve the opportunity to try to gain their placement on the front line because women can be just as strong as men and they are willing to fight.

Women should not be in combat roles because of medical issues that may happen. A simple example of this is period cramps, officially referred to as dysmenorrhea. While all women do not experience period cramps, they can be remarkably painful, and women are unable to control if they experience period cramps. According to John Guillebaud, a professor at University College London, some of his patients claim that their period pain is, “almost as bad as having a heart attack.” Therefore, while

Through this written piece of work, I want to examine the ways in which the dominant ideas of gender and war, from a Feminist perspective. I will be contributing an understanding to the role of the Kurdish female fighters in the field of war and politics, that have broken the taboos of gender roles within the community, and the national movement. The concept of gender, war, and conflict has lightened the issue of women in war. The image of war is associated to masculinity, and in many cases women are not welcomes in the field of war, as “she is exposed as a victim of war by drawing the idea of women being helpless (Sjoberg, 2014, p. 10).” Laura Sjoberg; Gender, War, and Conflict, states that “war-making and war-fighting have been traditionally

Security challenges, marginalization, resource control, unemployment, religious intolerance, and neglect of educational and health sectors were all factors that heightened the insecurity that allowed for the insurgency to take place. The low standard of living brought discontent from unsatisfied Nigerians who expected more from their government which leads them to believe that their government had undermined, under-developed and impoverished the vast majority of the peoples. These factors, also known as “relative deprivation,” eventually allowed for Boko Haram to emerge as an armed revolt that “concentrated on destroying government establishments because it… blames the government for not managing the resources of the state for the benefit of the people.” The man to come along and exploit the “relative deprivation” was Mohammed Yusuf who saw how unsatisfied the people were and used it as a driving force to manipulate the people into thinking that the government was corrupt solely due to western influence. Yusuf created Boko Haram with three doctrines for the members to follow: “(1) implementing Islamic Law through all of Nigeria, (2) providing rhetorical support for the transnational global jihad, or (3) engaging in criminal activity, especially kidnapping for profit.” These are the basic principles that encompass Boko Haram.