difference. Many people believe that differences do take place, but how? Both men and

women have hopes, dreams, strengths, weaknesses, and goals. Even though these

similarities exist, women are still sometimes thought to be lower than their male peers.

There have been many cases in which women felt they were being treated differently than

the males around them. But, there should never be that problem of inequality between men

and women in America's defense system. Both men and women have the right to serve in

the military; but, many times women face discrimination and the problem of being not

accepted, possibly affecting women's ability to serve their country.

The military was fully integrated in the mid-1970s. Yet, twenty-some years later,

women are still trying to gain full equality. In those past twenty years, there have been

many courageous women who have been fighting their way into record-breaking positions

so their male peers would accept them. Two of these women are Shannon Faulkner and

Shannon Workman. Faulkner was the first woman to become a cadet at the Citadel as she

walked through the gates on August 12, 1995. Faul

One major problem is that being not accepted is not an isolated case; women feel

women can prove that she an do everything that a man can do, even-though she shouldn't

positions was stated in a book, "Sound Off! American Military Women Speak Out." This

One of the biggest problems that is currently growing in the military is sexual

have it around for a long time." In 1989 a study at the Pentagon showed that sixty-four

taunted by male peers who at the same time proceeded to take photographs of her

combat-related, what jobs would that leave to women? Well, women are generally left

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