312_Group_P4

Position Paper - Part Four

Name:Catie Vance

Instructions: Please use this form as an organizer for writing your portion of your group position paper. You will be writing the conclusion to the paper. You should clearly and thoroughly summarize your groups problem and your solution. Be persuasive and convincing in your conclusion why you believe that you have identified the best solution to your problem. Be sure to follow the MLA citation format that you used when completing your JRP. You will also complete the Annotated Bibliography - gather all sources from your issue group members and compile into one annotated bibliography

VII. Conclusion: Be sure to restate the problem and why you think your solution is the best possible course of action.

Women in the military are currently viewed as inferior to their fellow male soldiers. Gender should not be a disticntion as to what position you can fill in the military or what tasks you are allowed to perform. The best possible course of action would be to lift all current bans on women in the military and outlaw discrimination within the armed forces. Both men and women soldiers will be considered equal with the same training and qulifications for every position in the military.

VIII. Annotated Bibliography: Collect all the sources from your fellow issue group members and compile one ANNOTATED Bibliography.

Works Cited Francis, Roberta W. //The History Behind the Equal Rights Amendment// . National Council of Women's Organizations, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. . This website contains historical information about women's struggle towards equal rights. "Gender Discrimination in the Military". //Google// . N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. []. Women have played an important role in the U.S. military. However, they do not receive as much recognition and awards as male soldiers do. They are discriminated against in the military. Holly Yeager, "Soldiering Ahead," Wilson Quarterly, vol. 31, Summer 2007, pp. 54-62. Copyright 2007 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2007. Reproduced by permission of the author. The pentagon is setting hard goals for women in the military and want to incorporate them more in the armed forces. "A level field: Lifting the ban on women in combat units will be a positive move". //Houston Chronicle//  [Houston, Texas] 17 Jan. 2011: n. pag. //Chron Editorial// . Web. 17 Feb. 2011. . The article discusses how useful women have been in the military and why equal opportunity for them would help the military. Miles, Donna. "Commission to Recommend Lifting Ban on Women in Combat". <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//U.S. Department of Defense// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. N.p., 18 Jan. 2011. Web. 6 Feb. 2011. <http://www.defense.gov>. The article contains statistics about the U.S. military and suggestions to be delivered to the president about ending military discrimination against women. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Price, Diana. "Women's Rights Violations Still Pervasive in U.S. Military". <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//National Organization for Women// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. N.p., 29 Aug. 2006. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://www.now.org/​issues/​military/​082906sexualassault.html>. The website discusses the problem women face in the military of being sexually assaulted and gives statistics of women in the military. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">" <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Role of Women in the Armed Forces Should Be Expanded." Armed Forces. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. This article suggests allowing women to serve in combat and other ways to make women's role in the military more equal to men's. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Willens, Jake. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Women in the Military: Combat Roles Considered// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Ed. Daniel Smith. N.p., 7 Aug. 1996. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://www.cdi.org/​issues/​women/​combat.html>. The website contains statistics about women in the military and reviews the idea of allowing women in combat.