Examines the role of women in the US military and the key arguments used to justify the combat exclusion policy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: myths, men and policy making; 1. The combat exclusion is a story we tell ourselves ... about men; 2. The disintegration of the combat exclusion in Iraq and Afghanistan; 3. It just doesn't feel right: emotion and the combat exclusion policy; 4. Faster, stronger, more male: women and the failure of physical standards; 5. Sex, cohesion, and national security; 6. Using online debates to map public reaction to the combat exclusion; Conclusion.