<![CDATA[Jezebel: G.i. Janes]]> http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: G.i. Janes]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/g.i. janes http://jezebel.com/tag/g.i. janes <![CDATA[If Women Can Deal With Combat, Why Can't The Military Deal With Sexual Harassment?]]> Two articles in the New York Times this week explore the realities of women deployed to areas like Iraq and Afghanistan. While the articles focuse on the increase of women in combat situations, both briefly touch on gender-specific dangers. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5339130&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lionesses: Female Soldiers Are Seeing Combat]]> A new PBS documentary, Lioness, sheds new light on the role of women in combat. (It's reviewed in today's Times.) While technically prohibited from direct ground combat, female soldiers in Iraq frequently find themselves occupying a "gray area" that's never existed in prior wars. As one soldier puts it, “We’ve had grenades thrown at us, shooting at us with AK-47’s. It’s a fight-or-flight thing. When someone is shooting at you, you don’t say, ‘Stop the war, I’m a girl.’” More »
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