Female Harassment In The Military

Introduction 1 For years, females have been trying to crash through the glass ceiling and be equal to the opposite sex, males. When women are compared to men, they are recognized as being the weaker sex, consequently leading to women being portrayed as sex symbols in the media and incapable of accomplishing the things that are generally seen as a 'man's job.' Advancements have been made from history, now including women in all sorts of jobs, but what happens when a woman decides to go into a male-dominated job? A tremendous concern for women is the issue of sexual harassment in the

When women were first allowed to enroll in the military, men thought as if it threatened the quality of the job. Men believed that this kind of work was only for strong masculine men, not women, although women are clearly just as capable, if not better. In history, women in the military were treated more as toys for the men instead of co-workers like they were supposed to be. Women were used for sexual activities and the refusal of participating in them would result in being given poor assignments and stripped of promotional opportunities. These kind of issues still occurs in the military, and many of these are unheard of because of women fearing retaliation from the males in the military workplace. With the increase of female personnel, there is an increase of incidences of sexual

If a women doesnt feel safe in her work enviroment and it gets to the point she has a to leave, how is she supposed to help provide for her family? It is very hard to live off of only one income and families have to rely on two incomes to be confortable. Often women do not report instances of sexual harassment because they fear that the man will not get convicted and they will have to still continuously deal with the harassment. In the military, there is a huge gender gap and although women worked hard to finally be accepted into the military work force, they are taken advantage of in the worst ways possible. Men easily dominate women when it comes to military work and this can lead to women feeling small and have no power over the situation. It is known that some men use their power to get a women to engage in sexual favors, often in the workplace a promotion or pay raise would be the benefit the victim would