Women in Defense Force
Women in Defense Force
From the earliest years of ancient times, women’s status were defined by their relationship to men. A woman was in second place to the man never the first. Since early historical times, women have been considered not only intellectually inferior to men but also a major source of temptation and evil. Early Roman law described women as children, forever inferior to men. The “double standard” certainly involves more than biology; it is also a product of the historical domination of women by men. In ancient western civilizations, cultures like Romans; the status of women were clearly defined as inferior to men either through script law, or custom that is understood and obeyed by everyone in these cultures. Rome was founded as a patriarchal society, women were the property of their fathers later their husbands. But there is a great change in today’s world, the women have improved their status a lot. Now a days they can be seen in every field, hey have left a great impact of their excellence and made many in records in various fields. A number of examples can be seen like Sita Sahu, Saina Nehwal, Kalpana Chawla, Reena Kaushal Dharsnaktu and many more. The greatest of all achievements made by the women is in the field of defense. For over 3,000 years in a large number of cultures and nations, women have played many roles in the military, from ancient warrior women, to the women currently serving in conflicts, although the vast majority of all combatants in every culture have been men. Even though women serving in the military has often been controversial, a very small number of women in history have fought alongside men. In the American Civil War, there were a few women who cross-dressed as men in order to fight. Fighting on the battlefront in disguise was not the only way women involved themselves in war. Some also served as nurses and aides. Despite various, though limited,
From the earliest years of ancient times, women’s status were defined by their relationship to men. A woman was in second place to the man never the first. Since early historical times, women have been considered not only intellectually inferior to men but also a major source of temptation and evil. Early Roman law described women as children, forever inferior to men. The “double standard” certainly involves more than biology; it is also a product of the historical domination of women by men. In ancient western civilizations, cultures like Romans; the status of women were clearly defined as inferior to men either through script law, or custom that is understood and obeyed by everyone in these cultures. Rome was founded as a patriarchal society, women were the property of their fathers later their husbands. But there is a great change in today’s world, the women have improved their status a lot. Now a days they can be seen in every field, hey have left a great impact of their excellence and made many in records in various fields. A number of examples can be seen like Sita Sahu, Saina Nehwal, Kalpana Chawla, Reena Kaushal Dharsnaktu and many more. The greatest of all achievements made by the women is in the field of defense. For over 3,000 years in a large number of cultures and nations, women have played many roles in the military, from ancient warrior women, to the women currently serving in conflicts, although the vast majority of all combatants in every culture have been men. Even though women serving in the military has often been controversial, a very small number of women in history have fought alongside men. In the American Civil War, there were a few women who cross-dressed as men in order to fight. Fighting on the battlefront in disguise was not the only way women involved themselves in war. Some also served as nurses and aides. Despite various, though limited,