Running head: WOMAN IN COMBAT 1
Woman in Combat
Alyse Utz
Hums 365
Columbia College
November 14, 2018
WOMAN IN COMBAT 2
Abstract
Women should have the right to fight for their country. The military’s always
complaining saying we don’t have enough soldiers. The thought of women in battle is no more.
They’ve earned the right to fight in combat. But even if women do sacrifice for their country it
seems as if there ignored at times just because of their sex. People are stating that women are not
ready for combat, the only way to practice combat is to fight it. Male soldiers need to give their
trust towards a female soldier and give them the opportunity to show their skills and of what they
can do. Women soldiers are sacrificing their life just male soldiers. Around the world today the
women are still trying to fight for those rights to serve their countries and to be treated equal.
WOMAN IN COMBAT 3
Women around the world today are still fighting for those rights to serve their country.
Even if women sacrifice for our countries or get many medals it seems as if they’re overlooked
in some way because of their sex. Women now have the authority to fight in combat. People say
women aren’t ready for combat, the only way to practice combat is to fight in combat. The
military’s always complaining saying they don’t have enough soldiers, but when women decide
to join they’ll look at a woman as a weakling. They consider women to be weak and a distraction
to the male soldiers. If a woman is eligible to make it through basic training, then why shouldn’t
she be able to prove herself on the frontline? Even if she doesn’t have the same muscle mass as a
male soldier this is no reason a woman shouldn’t join combat. (The Feminist Agenda Places
Soldiers at Risk) A few reasons why they look at women as a distraction to men is when they
