Answer to Question #311173 in English for Sheza

Question

Discussion Questions for The Invisible War (Directed by Kirby Dick) 

5. Do you think it is possible for our society to respect women who are in positions of strength and authority? Do you think women are sexualized in all professions? Are circumstances different for women in the military, as compared to women in other professions?

6. According to the Department of Defense, women make up only 14.4% of all active-duty service members. Do you think overhauls in recruitment practices would counter the epidemic of sexual assault in the military? If a higher proportion of women served, how might the situation change?

7. Should female soldiers be told to de-feminize themselves (i.e. not wear makeup, not wear shorts or skirts) in order to avoid unwanted sexual advances from fellow soldiers? 

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Answer 1

5) Most often, women are sexualized in major professions. This continues even when the women occupies major positions in the society because there is always someone with a higher rank than the women occupying the power. Circumstances are not different with the women in the military because they also face biasness when it comes to allocation of missions, where they are always criticized because of their body hormonal changes and regarded as inferior to the males. Males are, therefore, given priority over the females in the military.

6) Overhauls practices in the military will only serve to gain more critiques in the military. More women will be exposed to the sexualization and biasness that goes on in the military in spite of an increase in their percentage. Moreover, they will be always be limited to certain missions in the military due to the body changes, which will attract more criticism.

7) I believe every woman is entitled to their free expressions of themselves and de-feminizing them strips of this freedom. This might make them uncomfortable and the ones used to make-up will lose some self-esteem, which might affect their work. Therefore, the women should be left to exercise their freedom so long as they are within the rules of the military.