Miss Loyd
Composition 4
2 May 2017
Should Women be permitted to fight on the front lines alongside men?
Many people have varying opinions on whether women should get to fight with men on the front lines. It is very clear that many facts support that women fighting alongside men is a good thing. Females should be able to fight on the front lines because opening America's military has made America stronger in the past, as long as a person is qualified to perform a job they should be permitted to do it, and women must have the same opportunities as men to have equal advancement and pay. First of all, opening America's military has made as stronger in the past. Barack Obama once said, “When we desegregated our military we …show more content…
Many people think this because, women are physically different and usually weaker than men. According to sistersinarms.org, some women are just not psychically suited for combat roles .People believe this supports their claim because women have noticeable differences in anatomy and hormones than men do. Next, women can be discriminated against. Men can think that women in the workplace are sexual objects which can lead to discrimination or harassment, according to Today’s Workplace. There are also stereotypes that pregnant women or moms only become moms so they do not have to work as often and do not have to work as hard, states Today’s workplace. The rates of sexual assault are high, especially for women. Approximately 9,600 military women reported being sexually assaulted in 2014, according to Protect Our Defenders. People may believe this supports their claim because so many women are treated poorly in the military and if they didn’t fight for this country they wouldn’t have to face the same type of discrimination. However, the women being allowed in combat argument is still the better argument because of the following reasons, America’s military can become stronger by making it more open, if a person is qualified for a job they should be permitted to do it, and women have to have the same opportunities as men to be