Women have made tremendous gains in the work force since the days of Rosie the Riveter, and this is of course a good thing. Interestingly, the United States military has been consistently behind the eight ball in terms of equality in the work place.
With the recent attention paid to the Navy SEALS following the death of Osama bin Laden, it’s worth noting that women, while allowed to serve in some military capacities, are still kept out of this (and other) elite special ops groups.
According to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, the presence of women in special operations forces is in fact increasing, which is naturally a positive. However, Mabus admits that servicewomen tend to be placed in “support roles” and are banned from being moved into “combat and infantry jobs”.
Not to worry, though … Mabus emphasized that there are going to be “some careful, well-thought-out steps in that direction.”
Call me crazy, but I’m worried.
