Women and the ConscriptionImagine that a big war suddenly broke out with America and another country. The military suddenly realizes that in order to improve their army and be stronger, they need more people to join and fight alongside them. The army decides its needs are conscription. However, men are the only ones eligible to be in the draft. Should this be something that should be changed with the military? Should women also be part of the conscription? Some people say that women should be part of the conscription because nowadays men and women should be considered equal. With the advancement of equality in American society, these people argue that the armed forces should not be excluded from the new and growing reputation that America is trying to build for itself. Therefore, those who argue that women are part of the project support this point. According to “Update: Women in the Military,” women have become much more involved in the military (1). From this, proponents of women's participation in the draft argue that their involvement in the draft should also reflect their increasing involvement in the military. However, those who oppose women being part of the project argue that equality between men and women is an unrealistic mentality. This is what the New York Times proves with Catherine Rampell when she writes “Women earn 92.2 cents on the dollar of what men earn” (1). This is a 2011 statistic that shows that complete equality between men and women has not yet been fully achieved. Furthermore, those who oppose women and the draft argue that if America has not completely achieved full gender equality, neither should the military. Both of these articles raise good points about why women should or should not be in the project. Another...... middle of article ......ferencesMenWomen.htm>.Kirkwood, R. Cort. “Women should not be eligible for the draft.” Opposing views by Gale. 2008. Internet. March 20, 2012.Ode, Kim. “Sexual Trauma: The Secret War of Women Veterans.” ProQuest, December 18, 2010. Web. March 20, 2012. Rampell, Catherine. “The wage gap between men and women by sector of activity”. Economix blog. February 17, 2011. The web. March 20, 2012. “Updated: Women in the Military.” » Problems and controversies. Facts On File News Services, May 29, 2007. Web.Viahos, Kelly Beucar. “Women are not ready to serve in combat.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints, 2012. Web. March 20, 2012. Williams, Rudi. “United States Department of Defense.” Defense.gov news article: Civilian women played a major role in winning World War II. May 30, 2004. the web. March 20. 2012. .