When Janis formed the first Arabic military force, lots of people were a little suspicious of how this group of women performed, how well they were trained, and if they were prepared or not. Janis said that, “she broke a lot of the preconception about women in the military. “ (138) Anytime anyone would face her with some doubt, she would always come back with a quick response to prove them wrong, stating how now there are more women entering it, she said that, “about one in every four soldiers was a woman.” (138)
It was very difficult for women to get a spot in the Army, “But in the Reserves, women saw opportunities for advancement opening up. We were breaking down walls all over the place, and a lot of men were willing to support our efforts. If you were a woman who wanted to advance in the Army, a reservist is what you wanted to be.”
Although there were tons of men in military who did not want any women to set foot on the base, there was also a handful that did support them. Because of those few supportive men, they were a great influence on other men, showing that it was OK to let women in the force.
When she was moved up to be a Colonel Karpinski, so many men applauded her, because they know the struggle that she went through, and what she had to do to prove herself. She had to go the extra couple of miles, and withstand certain situations longer than the other men did, just to become a superior figure.
Even though Janis knew that every little extra thing she did was not fair, she was proud that she didn’t give up and continued on with it. Because of her, women in the army have someone to look up to, and have a strong goal that they want to accomplish, to become just like her.
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Those men who did support the women for being in the military are the type of men that we should have around. Unlike those type that believes it's not right for a woman to be in the forces. The ones who thinks they are better than all women and that a woman can never do what a guy does. The ones that supports us are the sweet gentlemen, who gives women the same rights and won't say that a woman isn't allow to do a man's job. It she can handle the duty then she sure knows she can do it. Being a woman we should be strong and do whatever we want, no matter was a male may say. We can prove them wrong and also prove to ourselves that we can do anything we set our hearts to.
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