Women in Combat — Just Doing Her Job

The topic of women in combat remains controversial.  Conventional wisdom and current law prevent women, no matter how able, from serving in units with direct offensive combat missions — Infantry, Armor, Artillery and Special Forces.  The justifications for this...

Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

Often I encourage young girls as well as my middle-aged friends to always be on the look out for women role models.  Role models provide us a renewed sense of optimism and increase our confidence in our own ability to succeed.  Role models set examples for us and our...

It’s a Bad Girls World — Some Would Have Us Think

It’s a bad girl’s world and good role models for young girls are difficult to find, or so the media would have us believe.   Americans are bombarded with images of women to sell everything from beer to cars.  Meanwhile, young women searching for role models may have...