In this essay I am going to discuss why women should be allowed to serve in all frontline roles of the military. As in some countries women have recently became eligible to do so I will talk in reference to why previously they were prevented from serving in specific roles.I have chose this as my question as I feel passionately that all groups of society should be given equal opportunity to do what they want. With talks of equality and specifically gender equality being big in the news recently I feel this topic is often skipped over and not talked about. With women in the British forces virtually having all jobs open to them except a hand full based on various debates. I feel it’s fit to look at both the for and against women serving in these difficult roles which typically are the front line and demanding roles were debate arises. Aim one- To outline the current situation of women in the armed forces To include past laws and restrictions for women in the forces To use my questionnaire results as a point of analysis of the opinions of 15-16 year olds Aim two- Why people are against women in close combat roles-against evidence Why people are for women in all roles of the British forces- supporting evidence Why specific roles are segregated/restricted by the government …show more content…
The ‘Land Army’ was an organisation created in 1915 for women (260,000 women) to work as farm labourers whilst the men were away at war. Many women were left to be independent for the first time had become the main wage earner whilst ‘their men’ were at war. Women rose to the challenge and grasped the opportunities to ‘prove themselves’, since being given the opportunity to work in such roles the forces began lifting bans on