For those who say sex differences can become obsolete with gender neutral qualification tests, Elaine Donnelly, founder and president of the Center for Military Readiness, said not so fast — standards are diluted to meet desired outcomes.
“Every attempt to keep standards for men and women exactly the same, going back decades, has failed and drifted into various forms of gender-norming and DSIW (double standards involving women),” Donnelly wrote in an e-mail to TheDC. “This happens because the same [Equal Opportunity] ‘diversity’ crowd complains about physical and training standards that serve as ‘barriers’ to women’s advancement.”
The physiological differences between men and women are more difficult to surmount than the physical, said Kingsley. Men are more aggressive, prone to taking more risks and exhibit less empathy than women. Further, the shame of being seen as a coward is a more potent incentive for men on the battlefield than for women.
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