Comments on: Gender Roles During War Time http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:45:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: The Comments of War (class) | "Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime." http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/comment-page-1/#comment-32 The Comments of War (class) | "Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime." Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:43:24 +0000 http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/#comment-32 [...] http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/#comment-30 [...] [...] http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/#comment-30 [...]

]]> By: rooyj http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30 rooyj Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:53:23 +0000 http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/#comment-30 Perhaps this is because war has always been associated with Machoism, kicking-ass, and doing manly things. I don't necessarily believe this, rather, this is what is culturally acceptable. Women have been radically breaking cultural stereotypes since the 1960's, and it is slowly but surely making its way across all areas of our lives. Some men i guess still feel that they are the superior human beings, so they need to keep things (like the military) free from estrogen. I think its a load of bull. Women are just as good as men are in all aspects of life. Good post... Perhaps this is because war has always been associated with Machoism, kicking-ass, and doing manly things. I don’t necessarily believe this, rather, this is what is culturally acceptable.

Women have been radically breaking cultural stereotypes since the 1960’s, and it is slowly but surely making its way across all areas of our lives. Some men i guess still feel that they are the superior human beings, so they need to keep things (like the military) free from estrogen. I think its a load of bull. Women are just as good as men are in all aspects of life. Good post…

]]> By: sikkemat http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2 sikkemat Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:32:13 +0000 http://alpersa.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/gender-roles-during-war-time/#comment-2 You definitely have a point regarding gender roles and combat, and I think it just goes back to old-fashioned gender stereotyping. Women aren't targeted for military service because women are not viewed as being warriors, but rather nurturing types that are of more use on the home front. Even though we're in an increasingly egalitarian society, it's hard to shake the old habits, really. The fact that the only female-perspective blog that I've managed to find so far is that of a civilian nurse working at a military hospital doesn't much help matters either. To get back to my point, though, I don't believe it's active discrimination that keeps women out of the military, but rather ingrained cultural mores. Of course, reports about the sexual harassment that women in the military are often subject to probably don't help any. You definitely have a point regarding gender roles and combat, and I think it just goes back to old-fashioned gender stereotyping. Women aren’t targeted for military service because women are not viewed as being warriors, but rather nurturing types that are of more use on the home front. Even though we’re in an increasingly egalitarian society, it’s hard to shake the old habits, really.

The fact that the only female-perspective blog that I’ve managed to find so far is that of a civilian nurse working at a military hospital doesn’t much help matters either.

To get back to my point, though, I don’t believe it’s active discrimination that keeps women out of the military, but rather ingrained cultural mores. Of course, reports about the sexual harassment that women in the military are often subject to probably don’t help any.

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