With Veterans Day just around the corner, I thought it was only appropriate to have our next contest revolve around women in the military. This time around, the randomly drawn winner will receive a Mother-Daughter Prize Pack! Or share with a friend if you don’t have any kids ;)
What You’ll Win
A prize pack consisting of two Girls Can’t WHAT? T-shirts with your choice of Girls Can’t WHAT? character printed on each. You can pick the same design for both items or mix and match with any other Girls Can’t WHAT? character from the shop.
How to Enter
In the comment section below, fill out your name (nicknames are fine), a valid email address (will not be shared) and answer the following question:
What do you think is the biggest challenge for women in the military?
The Rules
1. One comment per person. They are moderated for first-time visitors and will appear once they have been approved. (Duplicates will be ignored and rule-breakers will be beaten with an ugly stick.)
2. Bonus entries for posting a link to this contest on Twitter, Facebook or any other social network. In your comment, please list each place you posted it and I’ll grant you one extra entry per site listed. (Just call me the prize fairy…but don’t do it publicly).
3. The winner will be drawn randomly by a computer program. (Otherwise I would totally pick my friends so I have to make it fair.)
4. Contest ends Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 11pm Central Time. The winner will be announced No later than Monday, November 2nd and also mentioned in the Girls Can’t WHAT? newsletter. (No exceptions so don’t even try to sneak one past me!)
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11 comments
emily
i think the biggest challange for the military women would be that the men of the base do not treat the women as fairly as they treat there guy buddies because the girls are ” not tough enough to hang with the dudes” ya right whatever. GIRLS CAN TOO !!!!!!! :)
Kari
I think the biggest challenge for women in the military would be being treated as equals.
Amy
The biggest challenge that they would have do deal with would be missing there family and have to guys saying that ‘girls can’t’.
Charmain
It’s my guess that the biggest obstacle women have to overcome in the military are their superiors and fellow personel’s minds that ‘girls can’t’.
Barbara Johnson
The hardest part of having a daughter in the military is the distance. She is becoming such a self sufficient, driven mature young woman right before us!
Rikki
Being seen as an equal is still a challenge for women in the armed services…unfortunately.
Jennifer aka yabooknerd
I would say gaining the respect of your fellow military personal and having them see you as an equal and not as a woman.
Sarah Malin
With fifteen years in the Navy so far, I can honestly say the biggest challenge for military women is overcoming the stereotypes of the general public. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told that I must have my husband’s signature or approval for anything from a credit card to obtaining medical care for my children. Leaving your family behind is definitely tough, but you expect it when you join. Being hassled just to get everyday errands done is more frustrating.
Jami
The biggest challenge would have to be being away from your family. I have two girls of my own and I can’t begin to think what one day would be without them. I have nothing but respect for all our military women!!
Abigail Hedges
The biggest challenge for women is leaving their family,women do alot of things to help the world ,but going to war and help our country is more than anyone can imagine.
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