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Women 's Fight For Freedom

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A father, a husband, a brother, a son. A soldier. Faced with brutal environments, challenging him mentally, physically, and emotionally. A man leaves his family to go do his job, which stations him in Afghanistan in harm 's way. The military creates men who are immensely brave, strictly disciplined, completely loyal, and heavily courageous. These men work hard to protect our country and they need to be honored beyond measures, but somehow everyone seems to overlook the opposite gender, who also risks their lives to serve their country. A mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter. A soldier. A woman who fights for her country with bravo and strength.
Women have recently gained more acceptance in the military, compared to years before, but they …show more content…

Throughout history, the rights of women as citizens of the United States have been suppressed due to their gender. Seldom has a man been oppressed due to his gender, but it is all too easily imposed on women, who are expected to follow social standards dictated by the perceived norms of society. Females gained the ability to enlist into the military during World War I in 1914 unofficially—previously only a field for men. Before women were not able to obtain any job under all branches of the military, although, jobs consisting of support staff and nursing were readily available to them. Slowly women have been able to make more of an impact in the military; they are currently allowed to fill in every job description except direct combat positions.
Inequality means one side is able to earn more medals, achievements, and rankings compared to the other; equality means both sides receive the same amount of opportunities, acknowledgments, and positions. This issue was addressed by Ash Carter, Defense Secretary of the United States, on the third of January of the year 2016, changing the regulations, and providing the opportunity to women to work alongside their male comrades on the battlefront, as combat soldiers (Chappell). This is a grandiose step for women, because it is placing them on the same level as males in an environment, which previously segregated women from direct combat.
Walking down the timeline of women in the military has been

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