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Introduction

A-    Attention getter- throughout history women have been regarded as inferior to men. The women of the United States have a long history of suffrage in an attempt to gain equality. In the modern day women are said to have the same opportunities as any man, yet there are still many positions within the military that remain closed to all females, this includes the infantry division of the Army.

B-    Road Map- These restrictions are born out of five basic arguments; women do not posses the physical strength to succeed on the front lines, the personal hygiene issues of women would interfere with living in the field, women are too valuable as the child bearer’s of society, women would not be able to deploy because of pregnancy, and women in infantry would disrupt the all male cohesiveness of a unit.

C-    Thesis -. Each of these arguments, while perhaps born of genuine concern, are now sexist notions that do not have a place in modern day America.

Body

1 Main Point- Women ARE strong enough to participate in the infantry

a-    Because of technology strength is not needed in the same way it once was

b-     Though many women are much weaker than men, this is a stereotype that overshadows the potential of many motivated women. Women have the potential to have up to 70 % of a mans upper body strength, and 90-95% of a mans cardio vascular endurance.

a.      Physiological studies proving this,

c-      Examples of  what exactly is required, strength wise, in the infantry and of women who are more than capable of those demands

 

2. Main point- Hygiene issues are no longer issues

      A- examples and definitions of the supposed problem

B- examples of pervious successful male/ female living situations with in the   military

3 Main Point – the potential for pregnancy is not a good reason to exclude women from the infantry

      a- This would be reason enough to exclude women from any job, and this is not allowed

      b- Many women who work hard enough to join the Infantry would be careful not to become pregnant

4 Main Point- The idea that women should have opportunities, such as infantry participation, closed to them because they could potential bear children is sexist, illegal, and should not be supported by our military

a-    Provide a definition of sexism, and prove that this reasoning is in-fact sexist

b-    Prove that sexism is illegal in the US (by using US laws)

c-     Link the two previous points together to prove this rational used to keep a woman from the infantry is not only morally wrong but illegal

 

5 Main Point – The idea that women in the infantry would deter form all male bonding and unit cohesion is incorrect

a-    Provide studies that refute this

b-    Provide example of African American unit integration

A-    The opposition was similar to today’s

B-    The results were the opposite of predicted, and unit segregation is now viewed as a mistake

C- Rational as to why sexist barrier need to be broken down and while it will be initially difficult it would benefit everyone in the end

Conclusion-

A.     Reword thesis

B.     Link thesis back to 5main points

C.     State that is sexism still exist in the military how can it be erased from our culture.