Women In Combat: How You Feel About It
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On The Front Lines: Women In War
Army Brig. Gen. Heidi Brown, shown here at the Pentagon: "Gender now shuts the door for me."
A Lonely Club For Women In Top Army Jobs
()Heidi Brown's Army uniform is decorated with one small star, which marks her as a brigadier general. But at this point in her career, she's not sure how much higher she can climb. And she doesn't see many women coming up behind or above her. "Gender now shuts the door for me," she says.
Women In War: 'I've Lived Out There With The Guys'()
February 21, 2011 Next month, a panel is expected to tell Congress that the Pentagon should do away with its policy banning women from direct ground combat units. In reality, many already see combat. In a weeklong series, NPR examines what it means to be a woman in uniform today and how that has changed over generations.
Timeline: Women On The Front Lines()
February 20, 2011 From the Revolution to the modern era, a brief look at American women in combat.
